# NTSB NYC71FFG04: Cessna 140, N3650V, Norridgewock, ME, September 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1970
- Place: Norridgewock, ME · NORRIDGEWOCK, ME
- Location: 44.7228° N, 69.7631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norridgewock, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7228&lon=-69.7631&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 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146829
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71FFG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FFG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3781  70/9/14    NORRIDGEWOCK,ME     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 260
        TIME - 1400                    N3650V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORRIDGEWOCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSFIELD,ME               NORRIDGEWOCK,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3650V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3650V-2013-08-13), registration cancelled 2013-08-13, S/N 14921, 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: Norridgewock

## Other investigations on N3650V (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 ERA10CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA469), Sep 6, 2010: Cessna 140 (N3650V), Levant, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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