# NTSB FTW72DPJ39: Cessna 140, N2875N, Yukon, OK, May 2, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1972
- Place: Yukon, OK · YUKON, OK
- Location: 35.5184° N, 97.7662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yukon, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5184&lon=-97.7662&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166008
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPJ39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPJ39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1968   72/5/2    YUKON,OKLA          CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1224
        TIME - 1100                    N2875N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CIMARRON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BETHANY OKLA                YUKON,OKLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- STUDENT ABRUPTLY PUSHED CTL WHEEL FWD DURING WHEEL LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2875N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2875N), registered now, S/N 13136, built 1947 (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: Cimarron

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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