# NTSB FTW66A0111: Cessna 140, N72385, Gordonville, TX, June 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1966
- Place: Gordonville, TX · GORDONVILLE, TX
- Location: 33.7957° N, 96.8531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordonville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7957&lon=-96.8531&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66A0111
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0111

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0249   66/6/1    GORDONVILLE TEX     CESSNA 140          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 407
        TIME - 1830                    N72385              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHEPPARD AFB ANNX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72385](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72385-1966-07-26), registration cancelled 1966-07-26, S/N 9571 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sheppard Afb Annx

## Other investigations on N72385 (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 UNK64X1603](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1603), May 3, 1964: Cessna 140A (N72385), Frederick, OK, 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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