# Accident 19780331034739A: Cessna 14/, Windom, MN, March 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1978
- Place: Windom, MN
- Airport: Windom Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 43.9134° N, 95.1094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINDOM MUNI (MWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9134&lon=-95.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3587V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3587V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 14/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 63 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DER37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780331034739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WIND GUSTS TO 15KTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC78DER37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER37), Mar 31, 1978: Cessna 140 (N3587V), Windom, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3587V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19851221063269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851221063269A), Dec 21, 1985: Cessna 140 (N3587V), Wright, AR, Substantial damage. Nosed over during aborted takeoff. Long idle time prior to takeoff, carbon on spark plugs. No STC for auto gas.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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