# NTSB NYC78FNE25: Cessna 140, N90136, Oxford, MA, July 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1978
- Place: Oxford, MA · OXFORD, MA
- Location: 42.1159° N, 71.8701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxford, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1159&lon=-71.8701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FNE25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2333   78/7/8    OXFORD,MA           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 89 IN
        TIME - 1315                    N90136              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OXFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW BEDFORD,MA              OXFORD,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90136](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90136-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 9197, built 1946 (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: Oxford

## 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 19780708019119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780708019119A), Jul 8, 1978: Cessna 140, Oxford, MA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N90136 (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 UNK65X1216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1216), Jan 2, 1965: Cessna 140 (N90136), Millbury, MA, substantial damage

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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