# NTSB CHI74DEI47: Cessna 140, N1932V, Wellington, OH, May 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1974
- Place: Wellington, OH · WELLINGTON, OH
- Location: 41.1523° N, 82.2263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellington, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1523&lon=-82.2263&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170194
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEI47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEI47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3263  74/5/20    WELLINGTON,OHIO     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N1932V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LORAIN,OHIO                 RETURN                       WELLINGTON,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPT FROM 900FT SOFT FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1932V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1932V-1975-05-07), registration cancelled 1975-05-07, S/N 14134, built 1947 (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

## 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 19740520035759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740520035759A), May 20, 1974: Cessna 140, Wellington, OH, Substantial damage. Takeoff attempt from 900FT soft field.

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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