# NTSB MKC65D0097: Cessna 140, N3739V, Paxton, NE, April 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1965
- Place: Paxton, NE · PAXTON, NE
- Location: 41.1234° N, 101.3520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paxton, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1234&lon=-101.3520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65D0097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0913  65/4/14  NR.PAXTON NEBR        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N3739V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3739V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- 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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