# NTSB UNK65X1454: Cessna 140A, N5627C, Ardmore, OK, February 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 1965
- Place: Ardmore, OK · ARDMORE, OK
- Location: 34.1743° N, 97.1436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ardmore, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1743&lon=-97.1436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1454
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1454

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0191  65/2/25    ARDMORE OKLA        CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0725                    N5627C              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 226 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARDMORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5627C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5627C-1976-06-22), registration cancelled 1976-06-22, S/N 15580, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ardmore

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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