# NTSB MKC68D0214: Cessna 140, N76939, Independence, MO, August 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1967
- Place: Independence, MO · INDEPENDENCE, MO
- Location: 39.0911° N, 94.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0911&lon=-94.4155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114363
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0214
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0214

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3401  67/8/24    INDEPENDENCE,MO     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 250
        TIME - 2015                    N76939              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON UNLIGHTED FLD,NO LNDG LTS. CO-PLT BANKED SHARPLY TO AVOID POLE PLT DIDNT SEE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76939](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76939), registered now, S/N 11381 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Independence

## Other investigations on N76939 (1)

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 MKC66D0281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0281), Oct 9, 1965: Cessna 140 (N76939), Holton, KS, 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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