# NTSB CHI75DEP56: Cessna 140, N1893V, Reedsville, WI, May 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1975
- Place: Reedsville, WI · REEDSVILLE, WI
- Location: 44.1525° N, 87.9518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reedsville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1525&lon=-87.9518&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148446
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEP56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEP56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1095  75/5/21    REEDSVILLE,WI       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 1980
        TIME - 1710                    N1893V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REEDSVILLE,WI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ALFALFA FLD,TAILWHEEL CAUGHT TOP STRAND OF WIRE ON 4 FT HI FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1893V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1893V-1975-07-15), registration cancelled 1975-07-15, S/N 14082 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750521012809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750521012809A), May 21, 1975: Cessna 140, Reedsville, WI, Destroyed. Alfalfa fld,tailwheel caught top strand of wire on 4 ft hi fence.

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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