# NTSB NYC69F0228: Cessna 140A, Monroe, ME, October 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1968
- Place: Monroe, ME · MONROE, ME
- Location: 44.6151° N, 69.0181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroe, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6151&lon=-69.0181&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0228
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0228

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0016  68/10/30   MONROE,ME           CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1500                    CF-KMM              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  46, 438 TOTAL HOURS, ALL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- EXHAUST VALVE NO.2 CYL FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-KMM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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