# NTSB UNK64X1687: Cessna 140, N1621V, Hamilton, IL, May 9, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1964
- Place: Hamilton, IL · HAMILTON, IL
- Location: 40.3916° N, 91.3611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3916&lon=-91.3611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1687
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1687

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1221   64/5/9    HAMILTON ILL        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 0230                    N1621V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1621V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1621V-1974-04-22), registration cancelled 1974-04-22, S/N 14022 (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: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1621V (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 MKC72DCD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCD46), Nov 7, 1971: Cessna 140 (N1621V), Chillicothe, IA, 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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