# NTSB OAK76FXQ49: Cessna 140, N4094N, Silver Springs, NV, June 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1976
- Place: Silver Springs, NV · SILVER SPRINGS, NV
- Location: 39.4155° N, 119.2246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver Springs, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4155&lon=-119.2246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FXQ49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FXQ49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1601   76/6/6  NR.SILVER SPRINGS,NV  CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2300
        TIME - 0750                    N4094N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINA,NV                    SILVER SPRINGS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- HIT RUTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4094N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4094N-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N 13624, 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

## 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 19760606016329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760606016329A), Jun 6, 1976: Cessna 140, Silver Springs, NV, Substantial damage. Hit ruts

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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