# NTSB MKC78FCD06: Cessna 140, N2419V, Ankeny, IA, October 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1977
- Place: Ankeny, IA · ANKENY, IA
- Location: 41.7297° N, 93.6058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ankeny, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7297&lon=-93.6058&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3001  77/10/19   ANKENY,IA           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N2419V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANKENY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANKENY,IA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2419V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2419V-2023-09-18), registration cancelled 2023-09-18, S/N 14665, built 1948 (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: Ankeny

## 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 19771019031079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771019031079A), Oct 19, 1977: Cessna 140, Ankeny, IA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2419V (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 ERA23LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA139), Feb 15, 2023: Cessna 140 (N2419V), Keystone Heights, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to perform an impromptu off-airport landing and his failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing, 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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