# NTSB LAX68D0050: Cessna 140, N3117N, Black Canyon, AZ, June 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1967
- Place: Black Canyon, AZ · BLACK CANYON, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3070  67/6/22    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTEDCESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 200
        TIME - 2045                    N3117N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW RIVER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- PILOT TOOK OFF FROM SHORT DIRT STRIP,RUNWAY LENGTH UNKNOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3117N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: New River

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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