# NTSB MKC73FCJ30: Cessna 140A, N5687C, Mc Cook, NE, March 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1973
- Place: Mc Cook, NE · MC COOK, NE
- Location: 40.2049° N, 100.6221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McCook, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2049&lon=-100.6221&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170058
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73FCJ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCJ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0199   73/3/1  NR.MC COOK,NEBR       CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 120
        TIME - 1230                    N5687C              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MC COOK,NEBR                 CAMBRIDGE NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- R LDG GR ATTACH BOLT BENT,THREADS ON NUT-BOLT STRIPPED.OVERTORQUED OR UNDER CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5687C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5687C-2018-03-05), registration cancelled 2018-03-05, S/N 15672, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Koch

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730301003679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730301003679A), Mar 1, 1973: Cessna 140A, Mc Cook, NE, Substantial damage. R ldg gr attach bolt bent,threads on nut-bolt stripped. Overtorqued or under caused premature wear.

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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