# NTSB SEA75DTI21: Cessna 140A, N1141D, Deer Lodge, MT, February 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1975
- Place: Deer Lodge, MT · DEER LODGE, MT
- Location: 46.3985° N, 112.7327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deer Lodge, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3985&lon=-112.7327&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DTI21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DTI21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0395  75/2/27    DEER LODGE,MT       CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 240
        TIME - 1615                    N1141D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER LODGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEER LODGE,MT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- VEERED TO R OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1141D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1141D), registered now, S/N 15704, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deer Lodge

## 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 19750227005619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750227005619A), Feb 27, 1975: Cessna 140A, Deer Lodge, MT, Substantial damage. Veered to r off rwy.

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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