# NTSB MKC70F0303: Cessna 140, N72363, Newton, IA, December 19, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1969
- Place: Newton, IA · NEWTON, IA
- Location: 41.6963° N, 93.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6963&lon=-93.0405&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70F0303
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70F0303

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4600  69/12/19   NEWTON,IOWA         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 182
        TIME - 1625                    N72363              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWTON MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHAMPION,ILL                MARION,IOWA                  PEORIA,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- R RUDDER PEDAL TO BRAKE CLEVIS PIN AN393-19 HAD FALLEN OUT.CLEVIS PIN FOUND,UN LOCATE COTTER PIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72363](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72363), registered now, S/N 9549 (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
- Airport: Newton Municipal

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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