# NTSB UNK64X1147: Cessna 140, N89348, Palestine, TX, April 3, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1964
- Place: Palestine, TX · PALESTINE, TX
- Location: 31.7545° N, 95.6470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palestine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7545&lon=-95.6470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1147
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1147

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0800   64/4/3    PALESTINE TEX       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 648
        TIME - 1205                    N89348              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALESTINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- LOOSE BRAKE PUCK
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89348](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89348), registered now, S/N 8376 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palestine

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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