# Accident 19980124000579A: Cessna 140A, Justin, TX, January 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1998, 18:00 local time
- Place: Justin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0792° N, 97.2898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0792&lon=-97.2898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N377V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N377V-2018-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980124000579A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART SOFT GRASS STRIP. HIT TOP OF FENCE END RUNWAY. SETTLED INTO MUDDY FIELD. NOSED OVER. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF ON A WET SOD RUNWAY. TAKEOFF RUN WAS LONGER THAN PILOT ANTICIPATED. PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT TAKEOFF, HIT BARBED WIRE FENCE AT END OF THE RUNWAY. TRAVELLED ANOTHER 40 YARDS ON THE GROUND BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 FTW98LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA105), Jan 24, 1998: Cessna 140A (N377V), Justin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to ensure that the airplane would be able to remain clear of the fence during takeoff. Factors relating to the accident were: the wet/soft/short…

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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