# NTSB CHI77BEX52: Cessna 140, N76168, Anderson, IN, September 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1977
- Place: Anderson, IN · ANDERSON, IN
- Location: 40.1053° N, 85.6803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anderson, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1053&lon=-85.6803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77BEX52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77BEX52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3277  77/9/25    ANDERSON IN         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 314
        TIME - 1825                    N76168              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANDERSON IN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76168](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76168-1981-12-17), registration cancelled 1981-12-17, S/N 10565, built 1946 (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
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19770925035439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770925035439A), Sep 25, 1977: Cessna 140, Anderson In, IN, Substantial damage

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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