# NTSB OAK66D0280: Cessna 140, N74U, Franklin, CA, May 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1966
- Place: Franklin, CA · FRANKLIN, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172142
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0280
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0280

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0994   66/5/2    FRANKLIN CALIF      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 17 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N74U                PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- NO INSTRUCTIONS ON RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74U-2000-01-06), registration cancelled 2000-01-06, S/N 9996 (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: Franklin

## Other investigations on N74U (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 OAK67D0329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0329), Apr 29, 1967: Cessna 140 (N74U), Vacaville, CA, 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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