# NTSB CHI76DEE78: Cessna 140A, N9445A, Kankakee, IL, September 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1976
- Place: Kankakee, IL · KANKAKEE, IL
- Location: 41.1017° N, 87.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kankakee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1017&lon=-87.8637&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155762
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEE78
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEE78

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2975  76/9/12    KANKAKEE,IL         CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 121
        TIME - 0755                    N9445A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANKAKEE STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOILET,IL                   KANKAKEE,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- HARD BRAKING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9445A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9445A), registered now, S/N 15266, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kankakee State

## 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 19760912029869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760912029869A), Sep 12, 1976: Cessna 140A, Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. Hard braking.

## Other investigations on N9445A (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC78FCA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA02), Oct 19, 1977: Cessna 140A (N9445A), Washington, MO, destroyed

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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