# NTSB FTW73DRA39: Cessna 140, N2119N, Normangee, TX, June 29, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1973
- Place: Normangee, TX · NORMANGEE, TX
- Location: 31.0302° N, 96.1157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Normangee, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0302&lon=-96.1157&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173543
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DRA39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1689  73/6/29    NORMANGEE,TEX       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N2119N              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 76, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            600 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PFIEFFER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEARNE,TEX                  NORMANGEE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           DUAL STUDENT - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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 CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          255                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED STDNT ATTEMPTD GO-ARND PLT ABORTED DUE PROXIMITY OF TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2119N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2119N-1974-04-26), registration cancelled 1974-04-26, S/N 12355 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pfieffer

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730629019109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730629019109A), Jun 29, 1973: Cessna 140, Normangee, TX, Substantial damage. Plt stated stdnt attemptd go-arnd plt aborted due proximity of trees.

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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