# NTSB DEN74AD013: Cessna 140, N89304, Divide, CO, October 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1973
- Place: Divide, CO · DIVIDE, CO
- Location: 38.9450° N, 105.1619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Divide, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9450&lon=-105.1619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3131   73/10/2   DIVIDE,COLO         CESSNA 140          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 464
        TIME - 1020                    N89304              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 141 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPRNGS,COLO        LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      68
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- TAKING PICTURES OF PAX HOUSE. DENS ALT ABT 11000 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89304](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89304-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 8332 (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

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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