# NTSB SEA66D0109: Cessna 140A, N9414A, Vida, MT, August 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1965
- Place: Vida, MT · VIDA, MT
- Location: 47.8339° N, 105.4925° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vida, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8339&lon=-105.4925&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2546  65/8/10    VIDA MONT           CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 644
        TIME - 0845                    N9414A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9414A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9414A), registered now, S/N 414A0267 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Registry model: [Cessna 414A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (registry code 2075907) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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