# NTSB MIA70D0313: Cessna 140, N81046, Crawford, GA, December 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1969
- Place: Crawford, GA · CRAWFORD, GA
- Location: 33.8832° N, 83.1554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crawford, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8832&lon=-83.1554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0313
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0313

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4710  69/12/22   CRAWFORD,GA         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N81046              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HELMREICH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRAWFORD,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM MARGINAL STRIP. STRUCK TREES AT END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81046](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81046-2015-05-13), registration cancelled 2015-05-13, S/N 10336, 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: Helmreich

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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