# NTSB NYC68D0158: Cessna 140, N72708, No-Kingstown, RI, May 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1967
- Place: No-Kingstown, RI · NO-KINGSTOWN, RI
- Location: 41.5501° N, 71.4662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Kingstown, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5501&lon=-71.4662&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0158
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0158

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2393  67/5/30    NO-KINGSTOWN, RI    CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 69, 364
        TIME - 1800                    N72708              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 231 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUCKAHOE FARMS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- LEFT LNDG GEAR FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72708](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72708-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 9887, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (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: Tuckahoe Farms

## Other investigations on N72708 (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 NYC76DNA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNA44), Jul 20, 1976: Cessna 140 (N72708), Norfolk, MA, 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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