# NTSB NYC70F0132: Cessna 140, N2196N, Hellertown, PA, September 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1969
- Place: Hellertown, PA · HELLERTOWN, PA
- Location: 40.5813° N, 75.3379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hellertown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5813&lon=-75.3379&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0132
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0132

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3950  69/9/14    HELLERTOWN,PA       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 335
        TIME - 1330                    N2196N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 197 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HELLERTOWN,PA               MONROE,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- FARM FIELD,TRRN ROUGH,MOWED STRIP APRX 800FT LONG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2196N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2196N-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 12432, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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