# NTSB SEA71DXM29: Cessna 140, N90124, Atomic City, ID, April 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1971
- Place: Atomic City, ID · ATOMIC CITY, ID
- Location: 43.4449° N, 112.8128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atomic City, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4449&lon=-112.8128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161021
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DXM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DXM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1272  71/4/12    ATOMIC CITY,ID      CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 7155
        TIME - 1610                    N90124              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE,ID                    IDAHO FALLS,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        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                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- CAT ENCNTRD JUST SOUTH OF BIG SOUTHERN BUTTE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90124](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90124-2017-04-04), registration cancelled 2017-04-04, S/N 9185, 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: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (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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