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
4 Apr 1975	Cessna 140 N2787N	Midland, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Apr 1975	Cessna 140 N89687	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
24 Mar 1975	Cessna 140 N72894	Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1975	Cessna 140 N2036N	Monee, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1975	Cessna 140 N76264	Mason, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
19 Mar 1975	Cessna 140 N76865	Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 Mar 1975	Cessna 140 N76371	Manning, South Carolina, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
28 Feb 1975	Cessna 140 N76110	Crystal City, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
27 Feb 1975	Cessna 140A N1141D	Deer Lodge, Montana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
17 Feb 1975	Cessna 140 N76111	Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
29 Nov 1974	Cessna 140 N77010	Merritt Isl, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Nov 1974	Cessna 140A N9650A	Port Lavaca, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
8 Nov 1974	Cessna 140 N90112	Concord, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Nov 1974	Cessna 140 N1998V	Conroe, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Nov 1974	Cessna 140A N9452A	Riverside, California, United States approximate position	Rose Aviation	No injuries	-
3 Nov 1974	Cessna 140 N89624	Orchard Park, New York, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Oct 1974	Cessna 140 N142EZ	Van Nuys, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
6 Oct 1974	Cessna 140 N76098	Chino, California, United States approximate position	R.johnson Flyi	No injuries	-
23 Sep 1974	Cessna 140 N2770N	Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
22 Sep 1974	Cessna 140 N4006N	Nashua, New Hampshire, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 Sep 1974	Cessna 140 N2528N	Rubidoux, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Sep 1974	Cessna 140 N76254	Moline, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
23 Aug 1974	Cessna 140 N2685N	Angier, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
22 Aug 1974	Cessna 140 N81063	Panama City, Florida, United States approximate position	Panama Aviatio	No injuries	-
16 Aug 1974	Cessna 140 N76520	Argonia, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 Aug 1974	Cessna 140 N77253	Shawano, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1974	Cessna 140A N9448A	Stanwood, Washington, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
15 Jul 1974	Cessna 140 N2314V	Albert Lea, Minnesota, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
7 Jul 1974	Cessna 140 N89779	Tracy, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
6 Jul 1974	Cessna 140 N73052	Symsonia, Kentucky, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
29 Jun 1974	Cessna 140 N72597	Paola, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
23 Jun 1974	Cessna 140 N76138	Hayward, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1974	Cessna 140 N76601	Papillion, Nebraska, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
11 Jun 1974	Cessna 140 N2172N	Brunswick, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 Jun 1974	Cessna 140 N76001	Townsend, Montana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
30 May 1974	Cessna 140 N2286V	Borrego Spg, California, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
29 May 1974	Cessna 140 N1976N	Orlando, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 May 1974	Cessna 140 N4016N	Borrego Spg, California, United States not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
28 May 1974	Cessna 140 N89184	Logan, Iowa, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
24 May 1974	Cessna 140 N72829	Gary, West Virginia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
22 May 1974	Cessna 140 N2020N	Amarillo, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
20 May 1974	Cessna 140 N1932V	Wellington, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
11 May 1974	Cessna 140 N89291	Five Points, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 May 1974	Cessna 140 N76973	Chariton, Iowa, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 May 1974	Cessna 140A N5350C	Sherman, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
17 Apr 1974	Cessna 140 N76131	Harwinton, Connecticut, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
11 Apr 1974	Cessna 140 N89352	White Plains, New York, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
7 Apr 1974	Cessna 140 N2582N	St.cloud, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
31 Mar 1974	Cessna 140 N2018N	Susanville, California, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
30 Mar 1974	Cessna 140 N89640	Gordon, Nebraska, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-