# NTSB UNK64X2537: Cessna 140, N72347, Collegeville, PA, June 28, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1964
- Place: Collegeville, PA · COLLEGEVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.1869° N, 75.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Collegeville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1869&lon=-75.4575&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2537
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2537

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1854  64/6/28    COLLEGEVILLE PA     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 263
        TIME - 2120                    N72347              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72347](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72347-1964-09-11), registration cancelled 1964-09-11, S/N 9531 (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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