# NTSB NYC66D0286: Cessna 140, N76651, Cameron, WV, September 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1965
- Place: Cameron, WV · CAMERON, WV
- Location: 39.8303° N, 80.5701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cameron, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8303&lon=-80.5701&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 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0286
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0286

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2916   65/9/5    CAMERON W VA        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N76651              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMERON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N76651 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cameron

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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