Accident Cessna 140 N72992, Monday 5 July 1999

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Date:	Monday 5 July 1999
Time:	12:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 140
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N72992
MSN:	10197
Total airframe hrs:	3020 hours
Engine model:	Continental O-200-A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Beckley, WV - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Roxboro, NC (KTDF)
Destination airport:	(KBKW)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
During the landing roll, the airplane ground-looped and veered off the runway. Winds were variable, at 5 knots, and there was no evidence of brake malfunction.

Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of aircraft control during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop.

Accident investigation: