# NTSB NYC69D0389: Cessna 140, N76853, Cicero, NY, March 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1969
- Place: Cicero, NY · CICERO, NY
- Location: 43.1756° N, 76.1194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cicero, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1756&lon=-76.1194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0389
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0389

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1002  69/3/18    CICERO,NY           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N76853              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 56 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHAEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76853](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76853-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 11287, 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: Michael

## Other investigations on N76853 (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 MIA69F0141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0141), Aug 21, 1968: Cessna 140 (N76853), Opa Locka, FL, 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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