# NTSB MIA72DKT39: Cessna 140, N2938N, Deerfld Beach, FL, December 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1971
- Place: Deerfld Beach, FL · DEERFLD BEACH, FL
- Location: 26.3117° N, 80.1254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deerfield Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3117&lon=-80.1254&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKT39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKT39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4140  71/12/20   DEERFLD BEACH,FLA   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 646
        TIME - 0800                    N2938N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLYWOOD,FLA              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ZERO G FLT DEMO BFR ENG FAILURE.UN RESTART LNDD ON ROAD R WING HIT BRUSH,ACFT SWERVED INTO BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2938N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2938N), registered now, S/N 13199, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402) (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

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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