# NTSB MKC70FDM24: Cessna 140, N72393, Eden Prairie, MN, May 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1970
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
- Location: 44.8547° N, 93.4708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eden Prairie, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8547&lon=-93.4708&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128190
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70FDM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70FDM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1979   70/5/4    EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 163
        TIME - 1409                    N72393              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDEN PRAIRIE,MINN           ROSEMOUNT,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: FILTERS,SCREEN
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- AD 49-50-1 NOT C/W.PIECE OF GEN COUPLING RUBBER DRIVE BUSHING FOUND IN OIL SUMP.WHEEL LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72393](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72393), registered now, S/N 9579, built 1946 (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: Flying Cloud

## Other investigations on N72393 (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 UNK64X3973](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3973), Sep 13, 1964: Cessna 140 (N72393), Rosemount, MN, 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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