# NTSB NYC76DNC05: Cessna 140A, N9400A, Portage, ME, August 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1975
- Place: Portage, ME · PORTAGE, ME
- Location: 46.7631° N, 68.4759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portage, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7631&lon=-68.4759&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150632
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DNC05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2670   75/8/3    PORTAGE,ME          CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 548
        TIME - 1010                    N9400A              PX-  0  0  0  FIRE CONTROL              TOTAL HOURS, 161 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANSEN,ME                   PORTAGE,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HAZE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RECEIVD WX FROM FORESTRY TOWERS.AIRCRAFT NOT EQUIPD FOR IFR FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9400A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9400A-1975-09-26), registration cancelled 1975-09-26, S/N 15221, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750803023139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750803023139A), Aug 3, 1975: Cessna 140A, Portage, ME, Substantial damage. Plt receivd wx from forestry towers. Aircraft not equipd for IFR flight

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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