# NTSB DIA69D0189: Cessna 140, N89711, Baileys Xroads, VA, May 14, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1969
- Place: Baileys Xroads, VA · BAILEYS XROADS, VA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186715
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0189
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0189

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1092  69/5/14    BAILEYS XROADS,VA   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 268
        TIME - 0940                    N89711              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON-VA.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89711](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89711-2018-03-16), registration cancelled 2018-03-16, S/N 8760, 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: Washington-Va.

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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