# NTSB MKC74DCJ47: Cessna 140, N76601, Papillion, NE, June 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1974
- Place: Papillion, NE · PAPILLION, NE
- Location: 41.1434° N, 96.0784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Papillion, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1434&lon=-96.0784&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DCJ47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCJ47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1577  74/6/17    PAPILLION,NEBR      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 0745                    N76601              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH OMAHA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAPILLION,NEBR              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- ACFT TOUCHED FENCE PRIOR TO T/D.LNDD SHORT OF RWY STRUCK DITCH DRG ROLL OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76601](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76601-2020-04-03), registration cancelled 2020-04-03, S/N 11041, built 1946 (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: South Omaha

## 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 19740617016849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740617016849A), Jun 17, 1974: Cessna 140, Papillion, NE, Substantial damage. Acft touched fence prior to t/d.lndd short of rwy struck ditch drg roll out.

## Other investigations on N76601 (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 CHI98LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA272), Jul 23, 1998: Cessna 140 (N76601), Falls City, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the main landing gear leg fracturing and separating from the portion mounted to the fuselage for undetermined reasons.

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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