# NTSB FTW66D0149: Cessna 140, N72688, Cashion, OK, July 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1965
- Place: Cashion, OK · CASHION, OK
- Location: 35.8009° N, 97.6757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cashion, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8009&lon=-97.6757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0149
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0149

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1802  65/7/15    CASHION OKLA        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 258
        TIME - 1630                    N72688              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 157 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICKETT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72688](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72688-2013-02-20), registration cancelled 2013-02-20, S/N 9864, 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: Wickett

## Other investigations on N72688 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CEN11LA595](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA595), Aug 25, 2011: Cessna 140 (N72688), Monmouth, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during the landing roll.

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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