# NTSB OAK74DVA64: Cessna 140, N89291, Five Points, CA, May 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1974
- Place: Five Points, CA · FIVE POINTS, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVA64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVA64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1101  74/5/11    FIVE POINTS,CALIF   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 225
        TIME - 1945                    N89291              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEMPCO FARMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTSIDE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- LANDED IN CANAL ADJACENT TO RUNWAY AT NIGHT. ARPT NOT LTD,RWY WET. PLT WAS OBS PWR LINES ON APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89291](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89291-1974-06-24), registration cancelled 1974-06-24, S/N 8317 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Tempco Farms

## 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 19740511011489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740511011489A), May 11, 1974: Cessna 140, Five Points, CA, Destroyed. Landed in canal adjacent to runway at night. Arpt not ltd,rwy wet. Plt was OBS pwr lines on apch.

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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