# NTSB OAK66F0012: Cessna 140, N77S, Montague, CA, May 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1965
- Place: Montague, CA · MONTAGUE, CA
- Location: 41.7271° N, 122.5305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montague, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7271&lon=-122.5305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177528
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1671  65/5/25    MONTAGUE CALIF      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 117
        TIME - 1040                    N77S                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SISKIYOU COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT BECAME DISCONCERTED BY ARRESTING CABLES ON RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77S-2012-08-09), registration cancelled 2012-08-09, S/N 11013, 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: Siskiyou County

## Other investigations on N77S (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 LAX04LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA092), Jan 12, 2004: Cessna 140 (N77S), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to either obtain a preflight weather report and forecast for the destination or to add additional fuel, which ultimately resulted in fuel exhaustion and collision with trees.

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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