# Accident 19741110037549A: Cessna 140A, Port Lavaca, TX, November 10, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1974
- Place: Port Lavaca, TX
- Airport: Calhoun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 28.6533° N, 96.6827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CALHOUN COUNTY (PKV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6533&lon=-96.6827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9650A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9650A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 0 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW75FRG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRG36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741110037549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STDNT PLT TOTL TM IN TYP ACFT 2.5 DUAL,NOT ENDRSD FOR SOLO FLT.SWRVD DRNG LNDG HIT DRAINAGE DITCH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW75FRG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRG36), Nov 10, 1974: Cessna 140A (N9650A), Port Lavaca, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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