# NTSB UNK65X1336: Cessna 140, N2740N, Ft Lauderdale, FL, January 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1965
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL · FT LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1336
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1336

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0093  65/1/24    FT LAUDERDALE FLA   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 156
        TIME - 1755                    N2740N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR AXLE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2740N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2740N-2009-07-20), registration cancelled 2009-07-20, S/N 12998, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bradley

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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