# NTSB NYC75FFJ25: Cessna 140, N2671N, Corfu, NY, June 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1975
- Place: Corfu, NY · CORFU, NY
- Location: 42.9612° N, 78.4026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corfu, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9612&lon=-78.4026&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FFJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFJ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2014  75/6/17    CORFU,NY            CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 483
        TIME - 2030                    N2671N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 458 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMERS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,OH                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT A BALE OF HAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2671N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2671N), registered now, S/N 12929, 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: Farmers 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 19750617016219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750617016219A), Jun 17, 1975: Cessna 140, Corfu, NY, Substantial damage. Acft hit a bale of hay.

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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