# NTSB MKC66F0255: Cessna 140, N89525, Michigan, ND, September 19, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1965
- Place: Michigan, ND · MICHIGAN, ND
- Location: 48.0250° N, 98.1170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Michigan, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0250&lon=-98.1170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0255
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0255

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3382  65/9/19    MICHIGAN N DAK      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N89525              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- OPERATION ON PRIVATE AIRSTRIP COVERED BY 5 INCH HIGH GRASS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89525](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89525-2022-07-02), registration cancelled 2022-07-02, S/N 8561, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (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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