# NTSB MKC66D0281: Cessna 140, N76939, Holton, KS, October 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1965
- Place: Holton, KS · HOLTON, KS
- Location: 39.4699° N, 95.7326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holton, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4699&lon=-95.7326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178925
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0281
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0281

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3471   65/10/9 NR.HOLTON KANS        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 485
        TIME - 1405                    N76939              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: RELAYS AND WIRING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- SHORT CIRCUIT IN WIRING TO CIGARETTE LIGHTER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76939](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76939), registered now, S/N 11381 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N76939 (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 MKC68D0214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0214), Aug 24, 1967: Cessna 140 (N76939), Independence, MO, 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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