# NTSB FTW88LA139: Cessna 140, N76505, Clifton, TX, June 21, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 21, 1988, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Clifton, TX
- Coordinates: 31.780414, -97.580841 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7804&lon=-97.5808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22666
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW88LA139
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22666/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA139

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HER THIRD LANDING DURING HER FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT SHE LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76505](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76505-1992-01-30), registration cancelled 1992-01-30, S/N 10937 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 10937
- Airframe hours: 2233
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12F 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Sheila W. Clark
- Registered owner: J. Logan/S.W. Clark/D. Asher
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 18, 1988, 43 hours before
- Departed: 7F7
- Airport: 7F7, Clifton Muncipal, runway 14, 3,400 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F

## 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 19880621033589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880621033589A), Jun 21, 1988: Cessna 140, Clifton, TX, Substantial damage. Ground looped after landing on a first solo flight. Was students third landing.

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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