# NTSB MKC71FDM52: Cessna 140, N89459, Lake Elmo, MN, March 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1971
- Place: Lake Elmo, MN · LAKE ELMO, MN
- Location: 44.9879° N, 92.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Elmo, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9879&lon=-92.9097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160415
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FDM52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1144  71/3/28    LAKE ELMO,MINN      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 16 TOTAL
        TIME - 1025                    N89459              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE ELMO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ELMO,MINN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     310
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           18                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 30K APRX 45MIN AFTER TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89459](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89459-1972-11-02), registration cancelled 1972-11-02, S/N 8491 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Elmo

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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