# NTSB NYC72FNE04: Cessna 140, N2913N, Meriden, CT, August 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1971
- Place: Meriden, CT · MERIDEN, CT
- Location: 41.5368° N, 72.7945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meriden, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5368&lon=-72.7945&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 March 28, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FNE04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FNE04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2935   71/8/8    MERIDEN,CONN        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 90 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N2913N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERIDEN-MARKHAM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MERIDEN,CONN                DETROIT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF ON EMPTY TNK,OTHER TNK FULL. CRASHED INTO SAND PIT AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2913N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2913N-2014-07-17), registration cancelled 2014-07-17, S/N 13174, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meriden-Markham

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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