# NTSB MKC78DER37: Cessna 140, N3587V, Windom, MN, March 31, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1978
- Place: Windom, MN · WINDOM, MN
- Location: 43.8736° N, 95.1191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windom, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8736&lon=-95.1191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DER37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3235  78/3/31    WINDOM,MN           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 69 TOTAL
        TIME - 1355                    N3587V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDOM MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WINDOM,MN                   ANOKA,MN                     ALEXANDRIA,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3587V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3587V), registered now, S/N 14855 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Windom 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 19780331034739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780331034739A), Mar 31, 1978: Cessna 14/, Windom, MN, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 15KTS.

## Other investigations on N3587V (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 MKC86LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA038), Dec 21, 1985: Cessna 140 (N3587V), Coy, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0342), Dec 27, 1965: Cessna 140 (N3587V), Monticello, MN, 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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