# NTSB ANC73DAA20: Cessna 140, N2934N, Rampart, AK, March 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1973
- Place: Rampart, AK · RAMPART, AK
- Location: 65.5050° N, 150.1700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rampart, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.5050&lon=-150.1700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 19, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC73DAA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0434  73/3/18    RAMPART,ALAS        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 206
        TIME - 1230                    N2934N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMPART
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,ALAS              RAMPART,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           20                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED RWY 11.WIND GUSTY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2934N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2934N-2009-07-24), registration cancelled 2009-07-24, S/N 13034, built 1947 (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: Rampart

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730318004319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730318004319A), Mar 18, 1973: Cessna 140, Rampart, AK, Substantial damage. Plt landed rwy 11.wind gusty

## Other investigations on N2934N (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 ANC74FAA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAA32), Mar 24, 1974: Cessna 140 (N2934N), Delta Jnctn, 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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