# NTSB MKC76FCA46: Cessna 140, N72343, Vandalia, MO, September 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1976
- Place: Vandalia, MO · VANDALIA, MO
- Location: 39.3081° N, 91.4895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vandalia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3081&lon=-91.4895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155580
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCA46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3372  76/9/25    VANDALIA,MO         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 354
        TIME - 1400                    N72343              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TULSA,OK                    BLOOMINGTON,IL               SPRINGFIELD,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- LEFT MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK MALFUNCTION-84 HOURS SINCE FACTORY OVERHAUL ON FAILED PART.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72343](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72343-2018-01-08), registration cancelled 2018-01-08, S/N 9527, 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

## 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 19760925033679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760925033679A), Sep 25, 1976: Cessna 14*, Vandalia, MO, Substantial damage. Left magneto distributor block malfunction-84 hours since factory overhaul on failed part.

## Other investigations on N72343 (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 CEN13CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA399), Jul 2, 2013: Cessna 140 (N72343), Vernon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive use of wheel brakes during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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