# NTSB CHI69F0390: Cessna 140A, N9454A, Lincoln, IL, November 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 24, 1968
- Place: Lincoln, IL · LINCOLN, IL
- Location: 40.1507° N, 89.3703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1507&lon=-89.3703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107277
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0390
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0390

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4039  68/11/24   LINCOLN,ILL         CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N9454A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- FIRST SOLO FLT IN CESSNA 140.ACFT WENT INTO PLOWED FIELD OFF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9454A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9454A), registered now, S/N 15275, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan County

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.

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