# NTSB CHI76DEV10: Cessna 140, N1627V, Quincy, IL, August 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1975
- Place: Quincy, IL · QUINCY, IL
- Location: 39.9337° N, 91.3793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9337&lon=-91.3793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEV10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEV10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2530  75/8/21    QUINCY,IL           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 88 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N1627V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINCY,IL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- R WING LIFTED,L WING STRUCK RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1627V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1627V), registered now, S/N 13799, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (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 19750821026699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750821026699A), Aug 21, 1975: Cessna 140, Quincy, IL, Substantial damage. R wing lifted,l wing struck rwy.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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