# NTSB NYC67D0325: Cessna 140A, N5619C, Sutton, WV, October 12, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1966
- Place: Sutton, WV · SUTTON, WV
- Location: 38.6678° N, 80.7135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sutton, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6678&lon=-80.7135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120747
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0325
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0325

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3148  66/10/12   SUTTON W VA         CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 1710                    N5619C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUTTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5619C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5619C-2014-10-28), registration cancelled 2014-10-28, S/N 15552, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sutton

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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