# NTSB SEA77FTA24: Cessna 140, N2040N, Jordan, MT, June 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1977
- Place: Jordan, MT · JORDAN, MT
- Location: 47.3211° N, 106.9099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jordan, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3211&lon=-106.9099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FTA24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1382  77/6/23    JORDAN,MT           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1505                    N2040N              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARFIELD COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MILES CITY,MT               MILES CITY,MT                JORDAN,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## 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: Garfield County

## 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 19770623015119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770623015119A), Jun 23, 1977: Cessna 140, Jordan, MT, Substantial damage

## 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 SEA72DTA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DTA12), Feb 20, 1972: Cessna 140 (N2040N), Glendive, 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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