# NTSB NYC71DGM49: Cessna 140, N2003N, Clarion, PA, May 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1971
- Place: Clarion, PA · CLARION, PA
- Location: 41.2094° N, 79.3801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarion, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2094&lon=-79.3801&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DGM49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DGM49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1738  71/5/29    CLARION,PA          CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 11, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N2003N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKER-CRAMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANAL FULTON,OHIO           CLARION,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      20000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     TAIL WIND 158-202 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           61                                                      100
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LANDED IN CRAB,R GR SEPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2003N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2003N-1994-02-10), registration cancelled 1994-02-10, S/N 12239 (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
- Airport: Parker-Cramer

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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