# NTSB FTW70F0331: Cessna 140, N89240, Sand Springs, OK, December 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1969
- Place: Sand Springs, OK · SAND SPRINGS, OK
- Location: 36.1397° N, 96.1246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sand Springs, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1397&lon=-96.1246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0331
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0331

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4536  69/12/17   SAND SPRINGS,OKLA   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N89240              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SIMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAND SPRINGS,OKLA           SAND SPRINGS,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
        REMARKS- L WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO BROKEN AXLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89240](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89240-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 8260, 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: Sims

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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