# NTSB DEN80DTI11: Cessna 140, N76657, Lost Prairie, MT, June 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1980
- Place: Lost Prairie, MT · LOST PRAIRIE, MT
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTI11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTI11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2706   80/6/8    LOST PRAIRIE,MT     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1215                    N76657              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  31, 2727 TOTAL HOURS, 70
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOST PRAIRIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOST PRAIRIE,MT             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- HIT MUD HOLE IN RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76657](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76657), registered now, S/N 11097, 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 C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lost Prairie

## 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 19800608021599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800608021599A), Jun 8, 1980: Cessna 140, Lost Prairie, MT, Substantial damage. Struck mud puddle on takeoff. Nosed over. Faled to use soft field technique.

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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