# NTSB MKC67D0098: Cessna 140, N76346, Wells, MN, August 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1966
- Place: Wells, MN · WELLS, MN
- Location: 43.7432° N, 93.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wells, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7432&lon=-93.7329&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3109   66/8/7  NR.WELLS MINN         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 0630                    N76346              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PASSER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- ROLLING SOD STRIP HAD BADGER HOLES ON LEFT SIDE WITH 10 FT CORNSTALKS BORDERING RIGHT SIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76346](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76346-1973-02-13), registration cancelled 1973-02-13, S/N 10763 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Passer

## Other investigations on N76346 (2)

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 MKC71FDD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDD20), Feb 18, 1971: Cessna 140 (N76346), Elbow Lake, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3194), Aug 3, 1964: Cessna 140 (N76346), Minneapolis, MN, destroyed

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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