# NTSB SEA68D0222: Cessna 140, N72232, Davenport, WA, December 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 1, 1967
- Place: Davenport, WA · DAVENPORT, WA
- Location: 47.6550° N, 118.1519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davenport, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6550&lon=-118.1519&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112471
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0222
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0222

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4720   67/12/1   DAVENPORT,WASH      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N72232              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVENPORT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO T/O FROM ARPT DUE SNOW. ATTEMPTED T/O FROM NARROW SNOW COVERED ROAD. STRUCK SIGN POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72232](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72232-2013-02-20), registration cancelled 2013-02-20, S/N 9405, built 1946 (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: Davenport

## Other investigations on N72232 (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 SEA65F0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA65F0020), Mar 9, 1965: Cessna 140 (N72232), Pullman, WA, 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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