# NTSB CHI68D0662: Cessna 140, N2239V, Manton, MI, March 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1968
- Place: Manton, MI · MANTON, MI
- Location: 44.4113° N, 85.4005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4113&lon=-85.4005&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0662
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0662

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0714  68/3/30    MANTON,MICH         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 129
        TIME - 1300                    N2239V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2239V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2239V-1992-05-13), registration cancelled 1992-05-13, S/N 14470 (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

## Other investigations on N2239V (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 CHI90LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA242), Aug 25, 1990: Cessna 140 (N2239V), Blissfield, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH A UTILITY WIRE.

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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