# NTSB UNK64X0516: Cessna 140, N89146, Gainesville, FL, February 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1964
- Place: Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185760
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0516
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0516

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0320   64/2/9    GAINESVILLE FLA     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 200
        TIME - 1700                    N89146              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FATIGUE FAILURE AT STEP PLATE BOLT HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89146](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89146-1965-05-26), registration cancelled 1965-05-26, S/N 8154 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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