# NTSB FTW81FQG19: Cessna 140, N77079, Ozona, TX, March 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1981
- Place: Ozona, TX · OZONA, TX
- Location: 30.7074° N, 101.2061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozona, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7074&lon=-101.2061&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126896
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQG19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0497   81/3/7  NR.OZONA,TX           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N77079              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         OZONA,TX                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT ATMPTD TAXI W T/W OFF GND,ACFT OVER-ROTATED,PLT APPLIED BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77079](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77079-2021-10-02), registration cancelled 2021-10-02, S/N 11533, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Perry Ranch

## 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 19810307010599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810307010599A), Mar 7, 1981: Cessna 140, Ozona, TX, Substantial damage. Inadvertently hit brakes during fast taxi with tail up. Airplane nosed over.

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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