# NTSB MKC67D0155: Cessna 140, N1999N, La Porte Cty, IA, August 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1966
- Place: La Porte Cty, IA · LA PORTE CTY, IA
- Location: 42.3138° N, 92.1909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3138&lon=-92.1909&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 3, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0155
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0155

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3339  66/8/10    LA PORTE CTY IOWA   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N1999N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NICHOLS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- SOYBEANS PLANTED ADJACENT TO RUNWAY EDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1999N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1999N-1974-08-08), registration cancelled 1974-08-08, S/N 12235 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nichols

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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