# Accident 19790706016009A: Cessna 140, Basile, LA, July 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Basile, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4855° N, 92.6010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Basile, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4855&lon=-92.6010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1607V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1607V-2013-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790706016009A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ENGAGED IN BUZZING, STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED.

## 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 FTW79DA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA093), Jul 6, 1979: Cessna 140 (N1607V), Basile, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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