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
12 May 1966	Cessna 140 N76430	Auburndale Fla, Florida, United States approximate position	S-S Pipeline P	No injuries	-
10 May 1966	Cessna 140 N1930N	Las Cruces N Mex, New Mexico, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 May 1966	Cessna 140 N1866V	Montgomery Ny, New York, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 May 1966	Cessna 140 N74U	Franklin Calif, California, United States approximate position	American Flyer	No injuries	-
1 May 1966	Cessna 140 N76653	Eupora Miss, Mississippi, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
27 Apr 1966	Cessna 140 N2172V	Medford Oreg, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
24 Apr 1966	Cessna 140 N77086	Crane Island Wash, Washington, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1966	Cessna 140 N89523	Milwaukee Wis, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	Oshkosh COL FC	No injuries	-
15 Apr 1966	Cessna 140 N3713V	Paisley Oreg, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
3 Apr 1966	Cessna 140 N77365	Springfield Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	Southwest Flyi	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1966	Cessna 140 N4147N	Ann Arbor Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1966	Cessna 140 N89404	Corry Pa, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	C and C FLG SR	No injuries	-
18 Mar 1966	Cessna 140 N89555	St Joseph Mo, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
15 Mar 1966	Cessna 140 N3180N	Sulphur Sps Tex, Texas, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
11 Mar 1966	Cessna 140 N4125N	Miltonvale Kans, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
5 Mar 1966	Cessna 140 N76962	Houston Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
28 Feb 1966	Cessna 140 N76152	Coffeyvill Kans, Kansas, United States not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
20 Feb 1966	Cessna 140 N75728	St Ignatius Mont, Montana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Feb 1966	Cessna 140 N2458N	Merritt Is Fla, Florida, United States not on the map	Spaceport Flys	No injuries	-
12 Feb 1966	Cessna 140 N2805N	Woods Cross Ut, Utah, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
12 Feb 1966	Cessna 140 N72921	Bellefonte Pa, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
7 Feb 1966	Cessna 140 N89758	Portage Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	Dutch Maid FC	No injuries	-
5 Feb 1966	Cessna 140 N89361	Flora Ind, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 Feb 1966	Cessna 140 N2473V	Petersburg Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Feb 1966	Cessna 140 N81093	Sycamore Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	Poor Mans FC	No injuries	-
3 Feb 1966	Cessna 140A N1152D	Ardmore Okla, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	American Flyrs	No injuries	-
31 Jan 1966	Cessna 140 N76910	Pelican Lake Wis, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	Tomahawk AVN C	Minor injuries	-
23 Jan 1966	Cessna 140 N90110	Arlington Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
23 Jan 1966	Cessna 140 N2296V	Indeoendence Mo, Missouri, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
9 Jan 1966	Cessna 140A N9489A	Geneva Ny, New York, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Jan 1966	Cessna 140A N5675C	Marlboro Mass, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
27 Dec 1965	Cessna 140 N3587V	Monticello Minn, Minnesota, United States approximate position	T-Craft FLG CL	No injuries	-
20 Dec 1965	Cessna 140A N9475A	Lancaster Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Dec 1965	Cessna 140 N76403	San Diego Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Dec 1965	Cessna 140 N3083N	Tewksbury Mass, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 Dec 1965	Cessna 140 N89528	Wenatchee Wash, Washington, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Dec 1965	Cessna 140 N3701V	Beaverton Oreg, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
24 Nov 1965	Cessna 140 N77268	Hawthorne Calif, California, United States approximate position	Rose Avtn	No injuries	-
13 Nov 1965	Cessna 140A N358TA	Seattle Wash, Washington, United States approximate position	Taylor Academy	No injuries	-
7 Nov 1965	Cessna 140 N1998V	Cleveland Ohio, Ohio, United States approximate position	United Armotve	No injuries	-
29 Oct 1965	Cessna 140 N72856	Houghton Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	Michigan Tech	No injuries	-
27 Oct 1965	Cessna 140 N76477	Shelby Nc, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
23 Oct 1965	Cessna 140A N9695A	Mulino Oreg, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
23 Oct 1965	Cessna 140 N2321V	Yuma Ariz, Arizona, United States approximate position	Picacho Flyers	No injuries	-
21 Oct 1965	Cessna 140 N2851N	Merkel Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Oct 1965	Cessna 140 N2318N	Gaithersburg Md, Maryland, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Oct 1965	Cessna 140 N72849	Fayetteville Tenn, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Fayetteville C	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1965	Cessna 140 N76939	Holton Kans, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
1 Oct 1965	Cessna 140 N76258	Burbank Calif, California, United States approximate position	Burbank Tower	No injuries	-
24 Sep 1965	Cessna 140 N89983	Everett Wash, Washington, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-