Cessna 140 accidents

The NTSB database holds 1,576 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 140, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 99 of them were fatal (6%), and 138 people died.

The deadliest year was 1964, with 14 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (618 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Europe.

81 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 1,082 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

1,576

Records

Fatal

138

Deaths

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 1,495 of 1,576 can be placed (1,082 approximate)

By decade

1960s 640

1970s 430

1980s 171

1990s 138

2000s 74

2010s 72

2020s 51

Where these happened

United States 1,565 Mexico 3 Europe 2 Brazil 2 Argentina 1 Canada 1

Operators involved

Mutual Air SER 2 Donovan Tree S 2 University ENG 2 Chandelle Flyi 2 Sacramento AER 2 Rose Aviation 2

All 1,576 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
24 Jun 1978	Cessna 140 N1608V	Winters, California, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
24 Jun 1978	Cessna 140 N89454	Silver Springs, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
14 Jun 1978	Cessna 140 N4224N	Colo Springs, Colorado, United States not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
27 May 1978	Cessna 140 N73073	Manvel, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
1 May 1978	Cessna 140 N89458	Michigan City, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
29 Apr 1978	Cessna 140 N9949	Plainville, Connecticut, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
22 Apr 1978	Cessna 140A N166W	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 Apr 1978	Cessna 140 N4158N	Trivoli, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
31 Mar 1978	Cessna 140 N3587V	Windom, Minnesota, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
29 Mar 1978	Cessna 140 N89636	La Crosse, Washington, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Mar 1978	Cessna 140 N2102N	Atwood, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 Jan 1978	Cessna 140 N72750	Shenandoah, Iowa, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
7 Jan 1978	Cessna 140 N77417	Santa Barbara, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
24 Dec 1977	Cessna 140 N90019	Jaffey, New Hampshire, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
3 Nov 1977	Cessna 140 N2229N	W.bloomfield, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
22 Oct 1977	Cessna 140 N90075	Tonopah, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 Oct 1977	Cessna 140 N2222V	Calhoun, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
19 Oct 1977	Cessna 140 N2419V	Ankeny, Iowa, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Oct 1977	Cessna 140A N9445A	Washington, Missouri, United States approximate position	Washington Air	Serious injuries	-
9 Oct 1977	Cessna 140 N76817	Tifton, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
25 Sep 1977	Cessna 140 N76168	Anderson In, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
12 Sep 1977	Cessna 140 N89879	Cody, Wyoming, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
12 Sep 1977	Cessna 140 N2458N	Blairsville, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Aug 1977	Cessna 140 N81047	Kenai, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
16 Aug 1977	Cessna 140 N2259N	Platner, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
14 Aug 1977	Cessna 140 N72720	Kimball, Nebraska, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 Jul 1977	Cessna 140 N89388	Rufus, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
24 Jul 1977	Cessna 140 N3119N	Whitesburg, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
17 Jul 1977	Cessna 140 N2418N	Isle of Palms, South Carolina, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
10 Jul 1977	Cessna 140 N2021N	Dallas, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Jul 1977	Cessna 140 N1867V	Monticello, Minnesota, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
27 Jun 1977	Cessna 140 N9698A	Caribou Lake, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
24 Jun 1977	Cessna 140 N72595	Leedsville, Virginia, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
23 Jun 1977	Cessna 140 N2040N	Jordan, Montana, United States approximate position	Prairie Flyers	No injuries	-
1 Jun 1977	Cessna 140 N76330	Stevensville, Montana, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
20 May 1977	Cessna 140 N72112	Farmingdale, New York, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
14 May 1977	Cessna 140A N9694A	Calhan, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
11 May 1977	Cessna 140 N89759	Potsdam, New York, United States approximate position	Star Lake Avia	No injuries	-
6 May 1977	Cessna 140 N2301V	Walls, Mississippi, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
28 Apr 1977	Cessna 140 N76713	Marion, Arkansas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 Apr 1977	Cessna 140 N89672	Vancouver, Washington, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
17 Apr 1977	Cessna 140 CF-VIW	Center Ossipee, New Hampshire, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 Apr 1977	Cessna 140 N2752N	Monticello, New York, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
7 Apr 1977	Cessna 140 N89560	Kirwin, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
22 Mar 1977	Cessna 140 N2292N	Long Beach, California, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
12 Mar 1977	Cessna 140A N5350C	Crowell, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
6 Mar 1977	Cessna 140 N1962N	Philip, South Dakota, United States approximate position	Jerald L Noteb	No injuries	-
18 Feb 1977	Cessna 140 N89420	Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
14 Feb 1977	Cessna 140 N2628N	Hinsdale, Montana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Feb 1977	Cessna 140A N9477A	Battle Ground, Washington, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-