# NTSB NYC67F0017: Cessna 140, N4194N, Fitchburg, MA, June 30, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1966
- Place: Fitchburg, MA · FITCHBURG, MA
- Location: 42.6019° N, 71.8157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fitchburg, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6019&lon=-71.8157&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1624  66/6/30    FITCHBURG MASS      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1925                    N4194N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCHBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4194N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4194N-1970-08-04), registration cancelled 1970-08-04, S/N 13665 (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: Fitchburg

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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