# NTSB OAK74DVG04: Cessna 140, N2168N, Georgetown, CA, July 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1973
- Place: Georgetown, CA · GEORGETOWN, CA
- Location: 38.9114° N, 120.8346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9114&lon=-120.8346&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189079
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVG04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVG04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2629  73/7/14    GEORGETOWN,CALIF    CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 581
        TIME - 1000                    N2168N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 413 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN APT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PALO ALTO,CALIF             GEORGETOWN,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- STRUCK TREE TAXIING ADJACENT TO RWY.ACFT WENT DOWN BANK AND NOSED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2168N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2168N), registered now, S/N 12404, built 1947 (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: Georgetown Apt

## 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 19730714025919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730714025919A), Jul 14, 1973: Cessna 140, Georgetown, CA, Substantial damage. Struck tree taxiing adjacent to rwy. Acft went down bank and nosed over.

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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