# NTSB MIA77FLT03: Cessna 140, N2301V, Walls, MS, May 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1977
- Place: Walls, MS · WALLS, MS
- Location: 34.9256° N, 90.1633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walls, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9256&lon=-90.1633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FLT03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLT03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0931   77/5/6    WALLS,MS            CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N2301V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TWINKLETOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOUTH HAVEN,MS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2301V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2301V-1982-02-25), registration cancelled 1982-02-25, S/N 14537, built 1948 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Twinkletown

## 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 19770506010349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770506010349A), May 6, 1977: Cessna 140, Walls, MS, 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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