# NTSB NYC68F0268: Cessna 140, N89161, Wayne, NJ, October 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1967
- Place: Wayne, NJ · WAYNE, NJ
- Location: 40.9254° N, 74.2765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wayne, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9254&lon=-74.2765&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0268
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0268

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0837  67/10/30   WAYNE,NJ            CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 190
        TIME - 2220                    N89161              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TITOWA WAYNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL CAP LOOSE. ONE QUART OF OIL FOUND IN SYSTEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89161](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89161-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N 8173, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Titowa Wayne

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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