# NTSB MKC68F0283: Cessna 140, N1978N, Boone, IA, August 6, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1967
- Place: Boone, IA · BOONE, IA
- Location: 42.0493° N, 93.8725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boone, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0493&lon=-93.8725&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114774
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0283
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0283

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3973   67/8/6  NR.BOONE,IOWA         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 242
        TIME - 1020                    N1978N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 238 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STOTTS STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE
           SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- LNDG AT UNLIGHTED STRIP,LNDG LIGHT FAILED DUE TO DEAD BATTERY.RT WING HIT CORN ALONGSIDE RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1978N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stotts Strip

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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