# NTSB CHI74AEV01: Cessna 140, N2123N, Metamora, IL, July 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1973
- Place: Metamora, IL · METAMORA, IL
- Location: 40.7950° N, 89.3684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Metamora, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7950&lon=-89.3684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74AEV01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AEV01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1250   73/7/7    METAMORA,ILL        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 885
        TIME - 1715                    N2123N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WERNSMAN RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEKIN,ILL                   WERNSMAN,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT ELECTED DNWND LDG DUE RWY UPSLOPE.NOTED LONG LDG ATMTD GO-ARND,THROTTL STUCK.NO MALF FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2123N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2123N-1989-06-29), registration cancelled 1989-06-29, S/N 12359 (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
- Airport: Wernsman Rla

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730707018239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730707018239A), Jul 7, 1973: Cessna 140, Metamora, IL, Substantial damage. Plt elected dnwnd ldg due rwy upslope. Noted long ldg atmtd go-arnd,throttl stuck. No malf found.

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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