# NTSB SEA72DTA12: Cessna 140, N2040N, Glendive, MT, February 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1972
- Place: Glendive, MT · GLENDIVE, MT
- Location: 47.1065° N, 104.7109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendive, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1065&lon=-104.7109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DTA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DTA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1285  72/2/20    GLENDIVE,MONT       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N2040N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAWSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDIVE,MONT               LOCAL
        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
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2040N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2040N-2011-06-14), registration cancelled 2011-06-14, S/N 12276, built 1947 (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: Dawson County

## Other investigations on N2040N (2)

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 LAX82FUJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ16), Dec 3, 1981: Cessna 140 (N2040N), Cottonwood, AZ, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA77FTA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA24), Jun 23, 1977: Cessna 140 (N2040N), Jordan, MT, 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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