# NTSB SEA66D0139: Cessna 140, N89983, Everett, WA, September 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1965
- Place: Everett, WA · EVERETT, WA
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0139
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0139

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3839  65/9/24    EVERETT WASH        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N89983              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89983](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89983-2018-09-14), registration cancelled 2018-09-14, S/N 9035 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Paine

## Other investigations on N89983 (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 CEN13CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA266), May 7, 2013: Cessna 140 (N89983), Glenwood Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll and his excessive use of right brake, which resulted in a noseover.

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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