# NTSB MKC79DTG07: Cessna 140, N1677V, Bowman, ND, May 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1979
- Place: Bowman, ND · BOWMAN, ND
- Location: 46.1843° N, 103.4029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowman, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1843&lon=-103.4029&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DTG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0919  79/5/26    BOWMAN,ND           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N1677V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOWMAN,ND                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1677V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1677V-1989-07-29), registration cancelled 1989-07-29, S/N 13849 (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: Bowman County

## 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 19790526009439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790526009439A), May 26, 1979: Cessna 140, Bowman, ND, Substantial damage. Student pilot made unauthorized touch and go landing in field,aborted takeoff due to rough ground,ground looped.

## Other investigations on N1677V (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 DEN87LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA137), May 30, 1987: Cessna 140 (N1677V), Sawyer, ND, 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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