# NTSB CHI81FER70: Cessna 140, N3739V, Oklee, MN, September 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1981
- Place: Oklee, MN · OKLEE, MN
- Location: 47.8387° N, 95.8495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklee, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8387&lon=-95.8495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124573
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FER70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1917   81/9/2    OKLEE,MN            CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 339
        TIME - 1410                    N3739V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BACHARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FERTILE,MN                  OKLEE,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- 12IN CONCRETE PIPE EXTENDED 1/2 WAY ACROSS RWY.NOT VISIBLE DUE TALL GRASS.PRIVATE AIRPORT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3739V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bachard

## 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 19810902055219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810902055219A), Sep 2, 1981: Cessna 140, Oklee, MN, Substantial damage. Wheels struck drain pipe hidden by tall grass on rollout. Runway narrows at that point. Hazard not marked.

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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