# NTSB FTW76FPD21: Cessna 140, N4204N, Mineral Wells, TX, November 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1975
- Place: Mineral Wells, TX · MINERAL WELLS, TX
- Location: 32.8207° N, 98.0772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mineral Wells, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8207&lon=-98.0772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FPD21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3412  75/11/28   MINERAL WELLS,TX    CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N4204N              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     55, 20740 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINERAL WELLS,TX            GRAPEVINE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- EARLIER PRECAUTIONARY LDG IN PASTURE DUE WEA. INSUFFICIENT TKOF AREA. AVOIDED TREES BEYOND PASTURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4204N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4204N-1999-01-28), registration cancelled 1999-01-28, S/N 13675 (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

## 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 19751128036909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751128036909A), Nov 28, 1975: Cessna 140, Mineral Wells, TX, Substantial damage. Earlier precautionary ldg in pasture due wea. Insufficient tkof area. Avoided trees beyond pasture

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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