# NTSB NYC68F0473: Cessna 140, N2897N, Ithaca, NY, April 22, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1968
- Place: Ithaca, NY · ITHACA, NY
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110396
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68F0473
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0473

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1471  68/4/22    ITHACA,NY           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1435                    N2897N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOMPKINS COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BREAK IN LANDING GEAR STRUT IN VICINITY OF UPPER STEP ATTACH BOLT HOLE SHOWED CORROSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2897N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2897N-1974-07-15), registration cancelled 1974-07-15, S/N 13158 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tompkins County

## Other investigations on N2897N (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 NYC73FFA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FFA17), Sep 16, 1972: Cessna 140 (N2897N), Postenkill, NY, 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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