# NTSB CHI67F0542: Cessna 140, N89499, Pine Top, KY, February 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1967
- Place: Pine Top, KY · PINE TOP, KY
- Location: 37.2726° N, 82.8824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Top, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2726&lon=-82.8824&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119155
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0542
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0542

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0203  67/2/22    PINE TOP,KY         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N89499              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITESBURG MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- CONNECTING ROD BEARING IN NO.1 CYLINDER PARTIALLY FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89499](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89499-1967-11-13), registration cancelled 1967-11-13, S/N 8535, built 1946 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Whitesburg Muni.

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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