# NTSB MIA66D0477: Cessna 140, N2458N, Merritt Is, FL, February 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1966
- Place: Merritt Is, FL · MERRITT IS, FL
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173183
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0477
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0477

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0581  66/2/19    MERRITT IS FLA      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N2458N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRITT IS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2458N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2458N), registered now, S/N 12711, 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: Merritt Is

## Other investigations on N2458N (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 MIA77DKG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG80), Sep 12, 1977: Cessna 140 (N2458N), Blairsville, GA, 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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