# NTSB NYC69D0449: Cessna 140, N3572V, Agawam, MA, April 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1969
- Place: Agawam, MA · AGAWAM, MA
- Location: 42.0695° N, 72.6148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Agawam, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0695&lon=-72.6148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184993
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69D0449
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0449

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1858  69/4/26    AGAWAM,MASS         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 2270
        TIME - 1430                    N3572V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2255 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWLES AGAWAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3572V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3572V), registered now, S/N 14955, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bowles Agawam

## Other investigations on N3572V (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 NYC73FNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE04), Jul 27, 1972: Cessna 140 (N3572V), Waterford, CT, 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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