# NTSB MKC70A0014: Cessna 140, N1984V, Hartley, IA, October 1, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1969
- Place: Hartley, IA · HARTLEY, IA
- Location: 43.1791° N, 95.4768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartley, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1791&lon=-95.4768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70A0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70A0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2829   69/10/1   HARTLEY,IOWA        CESSNA 140          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 556
        TIME - 1709                    N1984V              PX-  1  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 448 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT FECHTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARTLEY,IOWA                HARTLEY,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- LOOKING FOR CALF. STALLED FROM LOW TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1984V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1984V-2013-07-08), registration cancelled 2013-07-08, S/N 14195, built 1947 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Lambert Fechter

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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