# NTSB UNK64X2371: Cessna 140, N2367V, Santanta, KS, June 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1964
- Place: Santanta, KS · SANTANTA, KS
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2371
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2371

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1714  64/6/19    SANTANTA KANS       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N2367V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        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 - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON NARROW DIRT ROAD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2367V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2367V), registered now, S/N 14603, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (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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