# NTSB MKC67D0483: Cessna 140, N3709V, Cohasset, MN, February 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1967
- Place: Cohasset, MN · COHASSET, MN
- Location: 47.2414° N, 93.6629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cohasset, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2414&lon=-93.6629&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118414
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0483
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0483

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0606  67/2/25    COHASSET,MINN       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 129
        TIME - 1400                    N3709V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PILOT TOOK OFF FROM FARM FIELD COVERED BY DEEP SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3709V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3709V), registered now, S/N 14984, built 1948 (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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