| Crash location | 37.557778°N, 96.541111°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Groesbeck, TX
31.524338°N, 96.533869°W 416.9 miles away |
| Tail number | N1752V |
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| Accident date | 11 May 2013 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 140 |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot reported that he was taking off on the grass runway with a tailwind of about 8 knots. After the airplane became airborne about midfield he had a question on climb performance and decided to abort the takeoff. During the abort, control was lost and the airplane flipped inverted resulting in substantial damage to the engine mount, lower fuselage, one wing and the vertical fin and rudder. He credited the four-point shoulder harness installation with saving him from injury. The pilot also reported that there was no preimpact malfunction or failure.
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted takeoff.