# Accident 19771019034369A: Cessna 140A, Washington, MO, October 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1977
- Place: Washington, MO
- Airport: Washington Mem
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.5519° N, 91.0155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5519&lon=-91.0155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9445A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9445A) (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: 1,620 total, 222 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771019034369A

## Narrative

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

AILERON CTL CABLES CONNECTED BACKWARDS,AILERON ACTION REVERSED.

## 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 MKC78FCA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA02), Oct 19, 1977: Cessna 140A (N9445A), Washington, MO, destroyed

## Other reports on N9445A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760912029869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760912029869A), Sep 12, 1976: Cessna 140A (N9445A), Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. Hard braking.

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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