# NTSB MIA79DKJ30: Cessna 140, N9498A, Jacksonville, AL, March 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1979
- Place: Jacksonville, AL · JACKSONVILLE, AL
- Location: 33.8101° N, 85.7552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8101&lon=-85.7552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKJ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1267  79/3/31    JACKSONVILLE,AL     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 812
        TIME - 0930                    N9498A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSONVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,AL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9498A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9498A), registered now, S/N 15319, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jacksonville

## 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 19790331006319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790331006319A), Mar 31, 1979: Cessna 140, Jacksonville, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he took off on rwy 27. When he returned, windsock indicated rwy 9. On landing, he hit gusty tailwind.

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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