# NTSB ANC70DAA03: Cessna 140, N76452, Nenana, AK, February 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1970
- Place: Nenana, AK · NENANA, AK
- Location: 64.5361° N, 149.0836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nenana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5361&lon=-149.0836&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70DAA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1111  70/2/27    NENANA,ALAS         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 178
        TIME - 1835                    N76452              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NENANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         NENANA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: SKI ASSEMBLIES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- T/O MADE FROM FROZEN LAKE.STRUCK SNOW DRIFTS,L SKI CABLE FAILED. CONT FLT TO DEST. HIT SNOWBANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76452](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76452-2018-06-08), registration cancelled 2018-06-08, S/N 10884, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nenana

## Other investigations on N76452 (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 GAA15CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA042), Apr 18, 2015: Cessna 140 (N76452), Mize, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during an off airport precautionary landing roll.

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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