# NTSB MIA70D0249: Cessna 140, N77142, Cleveland, GA, August 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1969
- Place: Cleveland, GA · CLEVELAND, GA
- Location: 34.5970° N, 83.7607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5970&lon=-83.7607&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0249
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0249

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3876  69/8/30    CLEVELAND,GA        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 123
        TIME - 1530                    N77142              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JONESBORO,GA                CLEVELAND,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- FIRST HALF UNATTENDED FLD ROUGH,MADE GO-AROUND.  PLT DIDNT DRAG FLD BEFORE HIS APCH. HIT WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77142](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77142-1970-10-13), registration cancelled 1970-10-13, S/N 11600 (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
- Airport: White County

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.