# NTSB UNK64X3686: Cessna 140, N89408, Greely, CO, August 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1964
- Place: Greely, CO · GREELY, CO
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181993
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3686
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3686

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2696  64/8/30    GREELY COLO         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 1435                    N89408              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89408](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89408-2013-06-07), registration cancelled 2013-06-07, S/N 8440 (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
- Airport: Weld County

## Other investigations on N89408 (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 LAX67D0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0051), Jul 6, 1966: Cessna 140 (N89408), Roll, AZ, 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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