# NTSB MKC76AK066: Cessna 140, N89103, Lake Mills, IA, July 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1976
- Place: Lake Mills, IA · LAKE MILLS, IA
- Location: 43.4171° N, 93.5316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Mills, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4171&lon=-93.5316&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154892
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76AK066
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK066

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1959  76/7/10    LAKE MILLS,IA       CESSNA 140          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1050                    N89103              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LELAND,IA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      95
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          230                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SEARCHING FOR CATTLE,180 DEGREE TURN AFTER LOW PASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89103](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89103-1976-09-02), registration cancelled 1976-09-02, S/N 8107 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19760710021119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760710021119A), Jul 10, 1976: Cessna 140, Lake Mills, IA, Destroyed. Searching for cattle,180 degree turn after low pass.

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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