# NTSB Accident FTW98LA159
> **Cessna 140** · 1998-03-25 · NORMAN, OK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW98LA159
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09677
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-25
- **Location:** NORMAN, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.209568, -97.440277
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 140
- **Registration:** N2044N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with a ditch.  A contributing factor was the high crosswind.

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