# NTSB FTW76DPA07: Cessna 140, N77153, Desoto, TX, August 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1975
- Place: Desoto, TX · DESOTO, TX
- Location: 32.5993° N, 96.8629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeSoto, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5993&lon=-96.8629&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3048  75/8/18    DESOTO,TX           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N77153              PX-  0  0  1  SOLO                      HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DESOTO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DALLAS,TX                   LOCAL                        DESOTO,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77153](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77153), registered now, S/N 11615, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Desoto

## 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 19750818033459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750818033459A), Aug 18, 1975: Cessna 140, Desoto, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N77153 (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 FTW73FPA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPA14), Sep 26, 1972: Cessna 140 (N77153), Terrell, 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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