# Accident 19980701015489A: Cessna 140A, Canton, TX, July 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1998, 09:10 local time
- Place: Canton, TX
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6908° N, 95.8790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6908&lon=-95.8790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9689A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9689A-2011-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980701015489A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNK CIRCUMSTANCES, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ. CANTON, TX (-23) WITNESS REPORTED SEEING AIRCRAFT JUST ABOVE TREETOPS ON DOWNWIND TO BASE FOR RUNWAY 13 AT 1TA7 WIHT ENGINE SPUTTERING. WITNESS STATED AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING RIGHT IN AN APPARENT ATTEMPT TO MAKE RUNWAY 13 WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT ALTOGETHER AND THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY FELL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. EVIDENCE INDICATES AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND INVERTED AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.  THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT DIED AT THE SCENE.

## 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 FTW98FA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA291), Jul 1, 1998: Cessna 140A (N9689A), Edgewood, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain minimum required airspeed for flight. Factors were the worn fuel line, which separated, and the failure of the maintenance personnel to locate the worn fuel line…

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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