# NTSB SEA69D0211: Cessna 140A, N5600C, Poplar, MT, February 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1969
- Place: Poplar, MT · POPLAR, MT
- Location: 48.1105° N, 105.1969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poplar, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1105&lon=-105.1969&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191045
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0211
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0211

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0768  69/2/24    POPLAR,MONT         CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N5600C              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POPLAR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5600C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5600C-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 15533 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Poplar

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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