# NTSB CHI68F0134: Cessna 140A, N3789V, North Canton, OH, July 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1967
- Place: North Canton, OH · NORTH CANTON, OH
- Location: 40.8742° N, 81.3972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Canton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8742&lon=-81.3972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0134
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0134

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2165   67/7/1    NORTH CANTON,OHIO   CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N3789V              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON-CANTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- GEAR FAILED THROUGH BOLT HOLE AT THE STEP ATTACH POINT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3789V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3789V-2011-07-21), registration cancelled 2011-07-21, S/N 15210, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Akron-Canton

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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