# NTSB FTW72DPD24: Cessna 140A, N1156D, Meridian, TX, December 7, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1971
- Place: Meridian, TX · MERIDIAN, TX
- Location: 31.9266° N, 97.6491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridian, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9266&lon=-97.6491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164350
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DPD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPD24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4043   71/12/7   MERIDIAN,TEX        CESSNA 140A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 160
        TIME - 1030                    N1156D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLIFTON TEX MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLIFTON,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED LNDD TO SIDE OF STRIP,HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1156D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1156D-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 15719, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- 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
- Airport: Clifton Tex Mun

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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