# Accident 19810307010599A: Cessna 140, Ozona, TX, March 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1981, 18:45 local time
- Place: Ozona, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7074° N, 101.2061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozona, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7074&lon=-101.2061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77079, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77079-2021-10-02) (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: 77 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FQG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810307010599A

## Narrative

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

INADVERTENTLY HIT BRAKES DURING FAST TAXI WITH TAIL UP. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 FTW81FQG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG19), Mar 7, 1981: Cessna 140 (N77079), Ozona, 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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