# NTSB FTW75FRG58: Cessna 140, N76110, Crystal City, TX, February 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1975
- Place: Crystal City, TX · CRYSTAL CITY, TX
- Location: 28.6907° N, 99.8271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crystal City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6907&lon=-99.8271&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75FRG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0148  75/2/28    CRYSTAL CITY,TX     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36, 0
        TIME - 1130                    N76110              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRYSTAL CITY,TX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- UNCERT PLT LOST CTL AFTER TKOF.CUT PWR & LND IN DUMP BESIDE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76110](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76110-2018-08-10), registration cancelled 2018-08-10, S/N 10507, 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: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Crystal City Muni

## 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 19750228002119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750228002119A), Feb 28, 1975: Cessna 140, Crystal City, TX, Substantial damage. Uncert plt lost ctl after tkof. Cut pwr & lnd in dump beside rwy.

## Other investigations on N76110 (1)

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 MIA68F0136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0136), Aug 14, 1967: Cessna 140 (N76110), Dawson, GA, 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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