# NTSB IAD75DKW11: Cessna 140, N89687, Knoxville, TN, April 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1975
- Place: Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DKW11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DKW11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1223   75/4/1    KNOXVILLE,TN        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1845                    N89687              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 603 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            41 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ED WILSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,TN                COX SKY RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK A PUDDLE OF WATER APRX 6 IN DEEP JUST BFR L/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89687](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89687), registered now, S/N 8735, 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 C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ed Wilson

## 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 19750401006749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750401006749A), Apr 1, 1975: Cessna 140, Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. Acft struck a puddle of water aprx 6 in deep just bfr l/o.

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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