# NTSB UNK64X2748: Cessna 140A, N14310, St Ansgar, IA, July 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1964
- Place: St Ansgar, IA · ST ANSGAR, IA
- Location: 43.3799° N, 92.9178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Ansgar, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3799&lon=-92.9178&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2748
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2748

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2014  64/7/10    ST ANSGAR IOWA      CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1651
        TIME - 2145                    N14310              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANDERSEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- FIELD TO SHORT FOR LOAD IN AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N14310 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Andersen

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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