# NTSB UNK68X0159: Cessna 140, N4131N, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, August 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1968
- Place: Ciudad Juarez, Mexico · CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108117
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK68X0159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK68X0159

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0073  68/8/31    CIUDAD JUAREZ,MEX   CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 200
        TIME - 1418                    N4131N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CIUDAD JUAREZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           60                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED,REPORTED BY GOVT OF MEXICO. R QUARTERING HEAD WIND 60 DEG 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4131N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4131N), registered now, S/N 13594, built 1947 (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: Ciudad Juarez

## Other investigations on N4131N (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 UNK64X3476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3476), Aug 19, 1964: Cessna 140 (N4131N), Nacogdoches, TX, substantial damage

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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