# Accident 20130702010989A: Cessna 140, Vernon, TX, July 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2013, 08:25 local time
- Place: Vernon, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0711° N, 99.2536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0711&lon=-99.2536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72343, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72343-2018-01-08) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 20 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA399) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130702010989A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 8:25 AM CDT ON JULY 2, 2013 THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE-DOWN.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UP-SIDE DOWN.  THE PILOT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S.  DURING THE LAST TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT WAS STARTING TO VEER LEFT WHILE STILL ON THE GROUND, AND THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT USING RIGHT BRAKE BUT IT WOULDN'T CORRECT.  PILOT ADDED MORE RIGHT BRAKE AND LOST CONTROL.  PILOT STATED HE OVERUSED THE BRAKING ACTION.

## 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 CEN13CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA399), Jul 2, 2013: Cessna 140 (N72343), Vernon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive use of wheel brakes during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N72343 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760925033679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760925033679A), Sep 25, 1976: Cessna 14* (N72343), Vandalia, MO, Substantial damage. Left magneto distributor block malfunction-84 hours since factory overhaul on failed part.

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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