# NTSB CHI77FEX14: Cessna 140, N89420, Crawfordsville, IN, February 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1977
- Place: Crawfordsville, IN · CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN
- Location: 40.0402° N, 86.8980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crawfordsville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0402&lon=-86.8980&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEX14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0251  77/2/18    CRAWFORDSVILLE,IN   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 100
        TIME - 1430                    N89420              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 86 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRAWFORDSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRAWFORDSVILLE,IN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- SNOW BANK ON SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89420](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89420-2017-07-12), registration cancelled 2017-07-12, S/N 8452, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crawfordsville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770218004109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770218004109A), Feb 18, 1977: Cessna 140, Crawfordsville, IN, Substantial damage. Snow bank on side of rwy.

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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