# NTSB FTW66D0269: Cessna 140, N9493A, Corsicana, TX, August 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1965
- Place: Corsicana, TX · CORSICANA, TX
- Location: 32.0824° N, 96.4667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corsicana, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0824&lon=-96.4667&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175954
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0269
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0269

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2396  65/8/24    CORSICANA TEX       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N9493A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL FILLER CAP NOT PROPERLY SECURED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9493A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9493A), registered now, S/N 15314, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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