# NTSB SEA68D0180: Cessna 140A, N3785V, Worden, MT, August 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1967
- Place: Worden, MT · WORDEN, MT
- Location: 45.9623° N, 108.1623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Worden, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9623&lon=-108.1623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0180
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0180

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4491  67/8/10  NR.WORDEN,MONT        CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N3785V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM 1320 FT HAY FIELD,GRASS 10 INS HIGH,80 DEGREE TEMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3785V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3785V-1968-01-09), registration cancelled 1968-01-09, S/N 15206 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (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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