# NTSB NYC74DNC29: Cessna 140, N353T, Gilmanton, NH, November 4, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1973
- Place: Gilmanton, NH · GILMANTON, NH
- Location: 43.4242° N, 71.4145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilmanton, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4242&lon=-71.4145&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188253
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74DNC29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DNC29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3236   73/11/4   GILMANTON,NH        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N353T               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 29, 2892 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            201 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BESSE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NASHUA,NH                   GILMANTON,NH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- PIC APPLIED POWER TO AVOID TREE AND HOUSE AT END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N353T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N353T-1973-12-12), registration cancelled 1973-12-12, S/N 9073 (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: Besse Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731104042949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731104042949A), Nov 4, 1973: Cessna 14*, Gilmanton, NH, Substantial damage. PIC applied power to avoid tree and house at end of runway

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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