# NTSB CHI68D0523: Cessna 140, N1914N, Fitchburg, WI, December 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1967
- Place: Fitchburg, WI · FITCHBURG, WI
- Location: 42.9608° N, 89.4698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fitchburg, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9608&lon=-89.4698&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 February 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0523
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0523

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4559  67/12/24   FITCHBURG,WIS       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N1914N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LANDED SAFELY ON FARM FLD, RADIO MALFUNCTION.INSTR ADVISED FLD ADEQUATE FOR T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1914N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1914N-1974-07-10), registration cancelled 1974-07-10, S/N 12158, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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