# NTSB MKC74FCG07: Cessna 140, N2314N, Kansas City, MO, August 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1973
- Place: Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
- Location: 39.0997° N, 94.5786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0997&lon=-94.5786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FCG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2062  73/8/10    KANSAS CITY,MO      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 514
        TIME - 1430                    N2314N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KANSAS CITY MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,MO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L GR LEG FAILED WHERE HOLES DRILLED FOR STEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2314N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2314N-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 12554, 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: Kansas City Mun

## 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 19730810023969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730810023969A), Aug 10, 1973: Cessna 140, Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. L gr leg failed where holes drilled for step.

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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