# Accident 19830829045079A: Cessna 140, Hitchcock, TX, August 29, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hitchcock, TX
- Airport: Johnnie Volk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3097° N, 95.0090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3097&lon=-95.0090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3625V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3625V-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 890 total, 454 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA403) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830829045079A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART A NARROW MOWED AREA OF A GRASS RUNWAY. A WHEEL CAUGHT IN TALL GRASS. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED 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 FTW83LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA403), Aug 29, 1983: Cessna 140 (N3625V), Hitchcock, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3625V (2)

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

- [Accident 20160213001009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160213001009A), Feb 13, 2016: Cessna 140 (N3625V), Independence, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot reported uneventful approach and landing to rwy 16 at 7S5, but on touchdown noticed aircraft pulled hard to left and was unable to maintain directional…
- [Accident 19950414048649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950414048649A), Apr 14, 1995: Cessna 140 (N3625V), Foxworth, MS, Substantial damage. (-16) On 04/19/95, a phone call was received from the NTSB to inform this office of an aircraft accident that took place on 04/14/95. The alleged accident…

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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