# NTSB NYC69F0386: Cessna 140, N76527, Biddeford, ME, April 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1969
- Place: Biddeford, ME · BIDDEFORD, ME
- Location: 43.4387° N, 70.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Biddeford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4387&lon=-70.3929&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186396
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0386
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0386

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0815  69/4/30    BIDDEFORD,ME        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N76527              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIDDEFORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76527](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76527), registered now, S/N 10963, 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 C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Biddeford

## Other investigations on N76527 (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 ERA22LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA389), Aug 27, 2022: Cessna 140 (N76527), Slocomb, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined.

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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