# NTSB MKC67D0297: Cessna 140, N76487, Moorhead, IA, November 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1966
- Place: Moorhead, IA · MOORHEAD, IA
- Location: 41.9233° N, 95.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moorhead, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9233&lon=-95.8514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0297

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3849  66/11/12   MOORHEAD IOWA       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1029
        TIME - 0845                    N76487              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76487](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76487-1970-09-03), registration cancelled 1970-09-03, S/N 10919 (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

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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