# NTSB FTW65F0002: Cessna 140, N72949, Fort Hood, TX, March 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1965
- Place: Fort Hood, TX · FORT HOOD, TX
- Location: 31.1357° N, 97.7833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Hood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1357&lon=-97.7833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65F0002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65F0002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0514  65/3/15    FORT HOOD TEX       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1201                    N72949              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT HOOD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72949](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72949), registered now, S/N 10147, 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: Fort Hood

## Other investigations on N72949 (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 FTW69D0442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0442), Apr 6, 1969: Cessna 140 (N72949), Burleson, TX, substantial damage

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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