# NTSB NYC68D0356: Cessna 140, N89261, Milo, ME, January 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1968
- Place: Milo, ME · MILO, ME
- Location: 45.2483° N, 68.9506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milo, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2483&lon=-68.9506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112292
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0356
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0356

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0144  68/1/20    MILO,ME             CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 510
        TIME - 1500                    N89261              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KROEMER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      25
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          330                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SKI EQUIPPED ATTEMPTED T/O CROSSWIND,15KTS WITH GUSTS,BETWEEN SNOWDRIFTS. SNOW WAS SOFT AND DEEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89261](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89261-2012-11-15), registration cancelled 2012-11-15, S/N 8285, 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: Kroemer

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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