# NTSB SEA69D0205: Cessna 140, N72758, Midvale, ID, April 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1969
- Place: Midvale, ID · MIDVALE, ID
- Location: 44.4623° N, 116.7407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midvale, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4623&lon=-116.7407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0205
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0205

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0571  69/4/10    MIDVALE,ID          CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N72758              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
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- T/O FROM SOFT WET FARM FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72758](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72758-1971-09-08), registration cancelled 1971-09-08, S/N 9941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071603) (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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