# NTSB SEA76FTA07: Cessna 140, N2611N, Miles City, MT, November 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 2, 1975
- Place: Miles City, MT · MILES CITY, MT
- Location: 46.4058° N, 105.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miles City, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4058&lon=-105.8389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FTA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3397   75/11/2   MILES CITY,MT       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1400
        TIME - 1630                    N2611N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILES CITY,MT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK FENCE DURING TAKE OFF FROM SHORT PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2611N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2611N-1976-08-06), registration cancelled 1976-08-06, S/N 12871, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19751102035029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751102035029A), Nov 2, 1975: Cessna 140, Miles City, MT, Substantial damage. Struck fence during take off from short pasture.

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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