# NTSB SEA74DTI27: Cessna 140, N76001, Townsend, MT, June 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1974
- Place: Townsend, MT · TOWNSEND, MT
- Location: 46.3192° N, 111.5196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Townsend, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3192&lon=-111.5196&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DTI27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1979   74/6/9    TOWNSEND,MONT       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 720
        TIME - 1300                    N76001              PX-  0  0  0  TOWING GLIDERS            TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOZEMAN,MONT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- LND ON ROUGH ROAD IN HAY FLD TO REMOVE TOW ROPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76001](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76001-2022-04-02), registration cancelled 2022-04-02, S/N 10395, 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: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740609016749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609016749A), Jun 9, 1974: Cessna 140, Townsend, MT, Substantial damage. Lnd on rough road in hay fld to remove tow rope.

## Other investigations on N76001 (1)

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 GAA16CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA023), Oct 20, 2015: Cessna 140 (N76001), Fort Benton, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hard landing which resulted in a loss of directional control, main landing gear collapse, and damage to the left wing spar.

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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