# NTSB CHI69F0228: Cessna 140, N77353, Kawkawlin, MI, September 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1968
- Place: Kawkawlin, MI · KAWKAWLIN, MI
- Location: 43.6520° N, 83.9430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kawkawlin, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6520&lon=-83.9430&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0228

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3093  68/9/17    KAWKAWLIN,MICH      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 17277
        TIME - 1445                    N77353              PX-  0  0  0  POWER/PIPELINE            TOTAL HOURS, 15000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- POWDERY RESIDUE COVERED APPROX 1/4 OF MAIN VENTURI,ALSO BLOCKED AIR VENT SCREEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77353](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77353-2005-11-15), registration cancelled 2005-11-15, S/N 11794 (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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