# NTSB MKC73DCD06: Cessna 140, N1859V, Toledo, IA, July 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1972
- Place: Toledo, IA · TOLEDO, IA
- Location: 41.9902° N, 92.5803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toledo, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9902&lon=-92.5803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168150
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2592  72/7/23    TOLEDO,IOWA         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N1859V              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOLEDO MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOLEDO,IOWA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- STUD PLT STARTED 1ST SOLO TKOF WITH WINDOW OPEN.ATTEMPT TO CLOSE DURING CONTD TKOF DISTRACTED PLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1859V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1859V), registered now, S/N 14038, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Toledo 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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