# NTSB CHI68F0425: Cessna 172, N4140F, Salem, IN, October 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1967
- Place: Salem, IN · SALEM, IN
- Location: 38.6043° N, 86.0976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6043&lon=-86.0976&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0425
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0425

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4001  67/10/14   SALEM,IND           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 125
        TIME - 1430                    N4140F              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALEM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL FORK FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4140F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salem

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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