# NTSB MKC71DCG29: Cessna 140, N4052N, Moberly, MO, November 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1970
- Place: Moberly, MO · MOBERLY, MO
- Location: 39.4181° N, 92.4365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moberly, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4181&lon=-92.4365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173109
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2164   70/11/1   MOBERLY,MO          CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N4052N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - IRONS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOBERLY,MO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP DURING T/O. STRIP WET AND FROSTY. PLT STATED FROST WAS REMOVED FROM ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4052N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4052N), registered now, S/N 13871 (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: Irons

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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