# NTSB MKC74DCJ33: Cessna 140, N89640, Gordon, NE, March 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1974
- Place: Gordon, NE · GORDON, NE
- Location: 42.8064° N, 102.2040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordon, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8064&lon=-102.2040&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186274
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCJ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0867  74/3/30    GORDON,NEBR         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N89640              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 77 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GORDON,NEBR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON SHORT SOFT SOD RANCH STRIP WITH 90 DEGREE CROSS-WIND CONDITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89640](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89640-1975-06-11), registration cancelled 1975-06-11, S/N 8687 (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: Ranch Strip

## 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 19740330010969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330010969A), Mar 30, 1974: Cessna 140, Gordon, NE, Substantial damage. Plt attempted takeoff on short soft sod Ranch Strip with 90 degree cross-wind condition.

## Other investigations on N89640 (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 MKC69F0147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0147), Sep 10, 1968: Cessna 140 (N89640), Thedford, NE, 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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