# NTSB IAD74DHD30: Cessna 140, N72757, Dover, DE, March 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1974
- Place: Dover, DE · DOVER, DE
- Location: 39.1606° N, 75.5217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dover, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1606&lon=-75.5217&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186590
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DHD30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DHD30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0562   74/3/7    DOVER,DEL           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 104
        TIME - 1730                    N72757              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDELLE ESTATES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOVER,DEL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72757](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72757), registered now, S/N 9940 (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: Chandelle Estates

## 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 19740307004799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740307004799A), Mar 7, 1974: Cessna 140, Dover, DE, Substantial damage

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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