# NTSB NYC65F0101: Cessna 140, N76467, Troutville, VA, March 6, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1965
- Place: Troutville, VA · TROUTVILLE, VA
- Location: 37.4167° N, 79.8781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troutville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4167&lon=-79.8781&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0094   65/3/6  NR.TROUTVILLE VA      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 352
        TIME - 1410                    N76467              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76467](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76467-1974-05-17), registration cancelled 1974-05-17, S/N 10899 (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

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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