# NTSB MIA80DKJ25: Cessna 140, N89831, Ft.Walton Bch, FL, March 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1980
- Place: Ft.Walton Bch, FL · FT.WALTON BCH, FL
- Location: 30.4249° N, 86.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Walton Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4249&lon=-86.6218&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131788
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DKJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0298   80/3/4    FT.WALTON BCH,FL    CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 43, 6204
        TIME - 1800                    N89831              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FT.WALTON BCH MEM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRHOPE,AL                 FT.WALTON BCH,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           55                                                       90
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89831](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89831-2004-05-28), registration cancelled 2004-05-28, S/N 8880, 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: Ft.Walton Bch Mem

## 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 19800304005469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800304005469A), Mar 4, 1980: Cessna 140, Ft Walton, FL, Substantial damage. Over-controlled rudder on landing roll. Hit brakes. Airplane nosed over. Limited tail wheel time.

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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