# NTSB CHI78DEV26: Cessna 140, N4158N, Trivoli, IL, April 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1978
- Place: Trivoli, IL · TRIVOLI, IL
- Location: 40.6975° N, 89.8891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trivoli, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6975&lon=-89.8891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142815
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEV26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0768   78/4/9    TRIVOLI,IL          CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 405
        TIME - 1700                    N4158N              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRIVOLI,IL                  YATES CITY,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DEPARTED RWY IN NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE,BANKED ACFT TO AVOID HOUSES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4158N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4158N), registered now, S/N 13629 (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: Brown Rla

## 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 19780409010889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780409010889A), Apr 9, 1978: Cessna 140, Trivoli, IL, Substantial damage. Departed rwy in nose high attitude,banked acft to avoid houses.

## Other investigations on N4158N (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI66F0209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0209), Aug 17, 1965: Cessna 140 (N4158N), Trivoli, IL, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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