# NTSB CHI77DEP05: Cessna 140, N2168V, Brookfield, WI, November 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1976
- Place: Brookfield, WI · BROOKFIELD, WI
- Location: 43.0643° N, 88.1178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookfield, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0643&lon=-88.1178&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156436
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DEP05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEP05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3367  76/11/20   BROOKFIELD,WI       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N2168V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITOL DRIVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUKEGAN,IL                 BROOKFIELD,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DISPLACED THRESHOLD APRX 500FT FM PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2168V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2168V-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 14397, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (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: Capitol Drive

## 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 19761120036759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761120036759A), Nov 20, 1976: Cessna 140, Brookfield, WI, Substantial damage. Displaced threshold aprx 500FT fm pwr lines.

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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