# NTSB MKC66D0240: Cessna 140, N3604V, Castleton, KS, September 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1965
- Place: Castleton, KS · CASTLETON, KS
- Location: 37.8678° N, 97.9692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Castleton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8678&lon=-97.9692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0240

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3301  65/9/11  NR.CASTLETON KANS     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N3604V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LANDING ATTEMPTED ON ALFALFA FIELD 1980 FEET IN LENGTH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3604V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3604V), registered now, S/N 14872, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3604V (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 MKC68D0291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0291), Sep 28, 1967: Cessna 140 (N3604V), Junction Cty, KS, 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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