# NTSB LAX68A0007: Cessna 140, N89482, Florence, AZ, July 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1967
- Place: Florence, AZ · FLORENCE, AZ
- Location: 33.0315° N, 111.3873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0315&lon=-111.3873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0661  67/7/16    FLORENCE,ARIZ       CESSNA 140          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1530                    N89482              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT APPROX 56LBS OVERWT. CG AT OR NR REAR LIMIT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89482](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89482-1974-10-04), registration cancelled 1974-10-04, S/N 8514 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N89482 (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 LAX71AL065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL065), May 4, 1971: Cessna 140 (N89482), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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