# NTSB DEN74DTE51: Cessna 140, N72611, Otis, CO, February 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1974
- Place: Otis, CO · OTIS, CO
- Location: 40.1501° N, 102.9621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Otis, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1501&lon=-102.9621&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187255
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTE51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0044   74/2/3    OTIS,COLO           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 230
        TIME - 1000                    N72611              PX-  0  0  1  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OTIS,COLO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- SPOTTING COYOTES 10-15 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72611](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72611-1975-06-10), registration cancelled 1975-06-10, S/N 9787 (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: Otis

## 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 19740203002899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740203002899A), Feb 3, 1974: Cessna 140, Otis, CO, Substantial damage. Spotting coyotes 10-15 ft AGL.

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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