# NTSB MKC75DCQ11: Cessna 140, N76520, Argonia, KS, August 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1974
- Place: Argonia, KS · ARGONIA, KS
- Location: 37.2679° N, 97.7629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Argonia, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2679&lon=-97.7629&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 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134451
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCQ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2473  74/8/16    ARGONIA,KANS        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 309
        TIME - 1215                    N76520              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DROUGHARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARGONIA,KANS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT ROLLED ABT 200FT PLT DID NOT REALIZE HE WAS APPLYING TOO MUCH BRAKE PRESSURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76520](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76520), registered now, S/N 10952, 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: Droughard

## 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 19740816026949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740816026949A), Aug 16, 1974: Cessna 140, Argonia, KS, Substantial damage. Acft rolled abt 200FT plt did not realize he was applying too much brake pressure.

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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