# NTSB SEA71DWA33: Cessna 140, N76294, Tigard, OR, April 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1971
- Place: Tigard, OR · TIGARD, OR
- Location: 45.4229° N, 122.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tigard, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4229&lon=-122.7844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DWA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DWA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1081   71/4/1    TIGARD,OREG         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N76294              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STARKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALEM,OREG                  TIGARD,OREG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- RAN OFF RWY INTO LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76294](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76294-2011-06-30), registration cancelled 2011-06-30, S/N 10708, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Starks

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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