# NTSB MIA72DLD09: Cessna 140, N89454, Tampa, FL, August 25, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1971
- Place: Tampa, FL · TAMPA, FL
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DLD09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLD09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3189  71/8/25    TAMPA,FLA           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 208
        TIME - 0400                    N89454              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 163 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VENDENBERG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAMPA,FLA                   PALM BEACH,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- RAN OFF RWY ON ATTEMPTED NIGHT TKOF UNLIGHTED AIRSTRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89454](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89454), registered now, S/N 8486 (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: Vendenberg

## Other investigations on N89454 (2)

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.

- [NTSB MIA78DLD56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD56), Jun 24, 1978: Cessna 140 (N89454), Silver Springs, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72DLD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLD45), Jan 29, 1972: Cessna 140 (N89454), Ocoee, FL, substantial damage

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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