# NTSB UNK64X2823: Cessna 140, N89257, Lagrange, TX, July 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1964
- Place: Lagrange, TX · LAGRANGE, TX
- Location: 29.9126° N, 96.8763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grange, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9126&lon=-96.8763&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183047
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2823
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2823

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2071  64/7/14    LAGRANGE TEX        CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 325
        TIME - 1200                    N89257              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAGRANGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89257](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89257), registered now, S/N 8281 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Lagrange

## Other investigations on N89257 (1)

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 WPR21LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA214), May 29, 2021: Cessna 140 (N89257), Fields, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing

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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