# NTSB CHI66F0061: Cessna 140, N1891V, East Moline, IL, June 12, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1965
- Place: East Moline, IL · EAST MOLINE, IL
- Location: 41.5199° N, 90.3879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Moline, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5199&lon=-90.3879&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177530
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1673  65/6/12    EAST MOLINE ILL     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N1891V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF DOWNWIND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1891V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1891V-1970-04-30), registration cancelled 1970-04-30, S/N 14071 (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: Woods

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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