# NTSB UNK65X1269: Cessna 140, N89124, Sebastian, FL, January 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1965
- Place: Sebastian, FL · SEBASTIAN, FL
- Location: 27.7792° N, 80.4827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebastian, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7792&lon=-80.4827&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1269
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1269

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0175  65/1/10    SEBASTIAN FLA       CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 51 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N89124              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEBASTIAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89124](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89124-1970-11-04), registration cancelled 1970-11-04, S/N 8132 (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: Sebastian

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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