# NTSB FTW79DA093: Cessna 140, N1607V, Basile, LA, July 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1979
- Place: Basile, LA · BASILE, LA
- Location: 30.4855° N, 92.6010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Basile, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4855&lon=-92.6010&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DA093
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA093

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1082   79/7/6    BASILE,LA           CESSNA 140          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N1607V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMES DUSTING CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BASILE,LA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1607V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1607V-2013-10-23), registration cancelled 2013-10-23, S/N 13779, built 1947 (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: Farmes Dusting Co

## 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 19790706016009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790706016009A), Jul 6, 1979: Cessna 140, Basile, LA, Destroyed. Student pilot engaged in buzzing, struck wires and crashed.

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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