Cessna 140 N89445
22 August 1979 · Wichita Falls, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 August 1979 at about 17:45 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N89445 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wichita Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N89445
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2916
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE ROTATED FREELY W/O RESISTANCE & NO INDEX IN OFF, LEFT OR RGT POSITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 1979 | Cessna 140 | Malta, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1979 | Cessna 140 | Jacksonville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1979 | Cessna 140 | Yakima, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Dec 1979 | Cessna 140 | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1979 | Cessna 140 | Mt.rainier, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1979 | Cessna 140 | Springbrook, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,576 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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