# NTSB MKC78DCD15: Cessna 140, N72750, Shenandoah, IA, January 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1978
- Place: Shenandoah, IA · SHENANDOAH, IA
- Location: 40.7582° N, 95.3721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shenandoah, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7582&lon=-95.3721&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0285  78/1/28    SHENANDOAH,IA       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N72750              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHENANDOAH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TARKIO,MO                   SHENANDOAH,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72750](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72750), registered now, S/N 9933 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shenandoah Muni

## 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 19780128004069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128004069A), Jan 28, 1978: Cessna 14/, Shenandoah, IA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N72750 (2)

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 FTW68F0422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0422), Jan 21, 1968: Cessna 140 (N72750), Ponca City, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68D0091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0091), Jul 11, 1967: Cessna 140 (N72750), Blackwell, OK, substantial damage

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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