# NTSB DEN69D0252: Cessna 140, N89194, Shiprock, NM, April 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1969
- Place: Shiprock, NM · SHIPROCK, NM
- Location: 36.7889° N, 108.6943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shiprock, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7889&lon=-108.6943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0252
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0252

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1304  69/4/24    SHIPROCK,N MEX      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 161
        TIME - 0635                    N89194              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD,L GEAR HIT SOFT SHOULDER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89194](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89194), registered now, S/N 8208, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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