# NTSB MKC66D0205: Waco RNF, N140Y, Prairie City, IA, September 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1965
- Place: Prairie City, IA · PRAIRIE CITY, IA
- Location: 41.5954° N, 93.2393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prairie City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5954&lon=-93.2393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0205
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0205

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2767   65/9/4    PRAIRIE CITY IOWA   WACO RNF            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2500
        TIME - 1330                    N140Y               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N140Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140Y), registered now, S/N 3317 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO RNF
- Registry model: [Waco RNF](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-rnf) (registry code 9600422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Warner SCARAB series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-scarab-series) (registry code 64502, 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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