# NTSB MIA66A0038: Cessba 140, N77409, Trenton, AL, October 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1965
- Place: Trenton, AL · TRENTON, AL
- Location: 34.7448° N, 86.2517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7448&lon=-86.2517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0904   65/10/1   TRENTON ALA         CESSBA 140          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N77409              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  2200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      63
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           10                                                       13
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10-2-65.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77409](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77409-1965-11-17), registration cancelled 1965-11-17, S/N 11850 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSBA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071603) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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