# NTSB CHI76FEA32: Cessna 140, N4020N, Cambridge City, IN, April 27, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 27, 1976
- Place: Cambridge City, IN · CAMBRIDGE CITY, IN
- Location: 39.8121° N, 85.1708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cambridge City, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8121&lon=-85.1708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0989  76/4/27    CAMBRIDGE CITY,IN   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1855                    N4020N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW CASTLE,IN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLDS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- FIRE IN AREA OF R RUDDER PEDAL.BLACKLIKE SOOT ON FIREWALL BLO WIRING.MUFFLER CRACKED NEAR TAILPIPE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4020N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4020N-1976-06-02), registration cancelled 1976-06-02, S/N 13478 (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 19760427008989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760427008989A), Apr 27, 1976: Cessna 14*, Cambridge City, IN, Destroyed. Fire in area of r rudder pedal. Blacklike soot on firewall blo wiring. Muffler cracked near tailpipe

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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