# NTSB FTW69D0409: Cessna 140, N89691, Hillsboro, TX, March 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1969
- Place: Hillsboro, TX · HILLSBORO, TX
- Location: 32.0078° N, 97.1157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0078&lon=-97.1157&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 2, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191019
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0409
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0409

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0729  69/3/12    HILLSBORO,TEX       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1540                    N89691              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLSBORO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       12
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- 40 DEG L X-WIND 12K GUSTING TO 18K. LANDED IN CRAB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89691](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89691), registered now, S/N 8739, 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: Hillsboro

## Other investigations on N89691 (3)

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 FTW81DPA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPA16), Aug 14, 1981: Cessna 140 (N89691), Waco, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73FPA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPA04), Jul 11, 1972: Cessna 140 (N89691), Baylor, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71DPA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DPA09), Sep 14, 1970: Cessna 140 (N89691), Waco, 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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