# NTSB ANC68D0066: Cessna 140, N2215V, Eureka, AK, October 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1967
- Place: Eureka, AK · EUREKA, AK
- Location: 65.1794° N, 150.2144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.1794&lon=-150.2144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68D0066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4089  67/10/14   EUREKA,ALAS         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 209
        TIME - 1430                    N2215V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA LODGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          BLOWING SNOW                                             TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           30                                                      150
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           14                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL DOWNWIND LDG DUE TO APPROACHING SNOW STORM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2215V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2215V-1969-01-30), registration cancelled 1969-01-30, S/N 14446 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eureka Lodge

## Other investigations on N2215V (2)

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 ANC69F0085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69F0085), Oct 5, 1968: Cessna 140 (N2215V), Willow, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC68F0104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68F0104), Mar 15, 1968: Cessna 140 (N2215V), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage

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.

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