# NTSB FTW68D0581: Cessna 140, N89323, Clinton, AR, May 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1968
- Place: Clinton, AR · CLINTON, AR
- Location: 35.5790° N, 92.4557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5790&lon=-92.4557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0581
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0581

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1193   68/5/4    CLINTON,ARK         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2850
        TIME - 1645                    N89323              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2632 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLINTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89323](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89323), registered now, S/N 8351, 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: Clinton

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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