# NTSB NYC68D0377: Cessna 140, N89123, Middletown, NY, January 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 20, 1968
- Place: Middletown, NY · MIDDLETOWN, NY
- Location: 41.4449° N, 74.4236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4449&lon=-74.4236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68D0377
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0377

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0281  68/1/20    MIDDLETOWN,NY       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 153
        TIME - 1100                    N89123              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDDLETOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- TEMP 32 DEG. PROLONGED GLIDE,ENG IDLING- PLT HELD ACFT IN AIR TO AVOID AN ACFT RUNNING UP ON RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89123](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89123), registered now, S/N 8131 (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: Middletown

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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