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.
1,163 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
1,576
Records
99
Fatal
138
Deaths
6%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
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413 of 1,576 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 1,576 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2026 | Cessna 140 | Región de Antofagasta, Chile | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Cessna 140 | Antigo, Wisconsin, United States | Northwoods Gateway Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 2025 | Cessna 140 | Ceres, Virginia, United States | Valiair LC Trustee | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Cessna 140 | Suffolk, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2025 | Cessna 140 | Canon, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2025 | Cessna 140 | Plymouth, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 2025 | Cessna 140A | Los Banos, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2025 | Cessna 140 | Rangeley, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 2025 | Cessna 140 | Salome, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Cessna 140 | Llano, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2024 | Cessna 140 | Pearland, Texas, United States | Welch Aviation Services LLC | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 2024 | Cessna 140 | Mason, Michigan, United States | Great Lakes Air Ventures LLC | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Cessna 140 | Harmony, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2024 | Cessna 140 | Schriever, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2024 | Cessna 140 | Holt, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2024 | Cessna 140A | Paragould, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 2024 | Cessna 140 | Hayward, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 2024 | Cessna 140 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Cessna 140 | Cedar Mountain, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2023 | Cessna 140A | Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 2023 | Cessna 140 | American Falls, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2023 | Cessna 140 | Nyssa, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2023 | Cessna 140 | Keystone Heights, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 2022 | Cessna 140 | Georgetown, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2022 | Cessna 140 | Burnet, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2022 | Cessna 140 | Winterville, North Carolina, United States | Pearce Cedric J | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2022 | Cessna 140 | Slocomb, Alabama, United States | Malsberger TIM J | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2022 | Cessna 140 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 2022 | Cessna 140 | Estancia, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 2022 | Cessna 140 | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2022 | Cessna 140 | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Cessna 140 | Greenville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2021 | Cessna 140 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2021 | Cessna 140 | Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2021 | Cessna 140 | Caddo Mills, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2021 | Cessna 140 | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 May 2021 | Cessna 140 | Fields, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2021 | Cessna 140 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2021 | Cessna 140 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 2020 | Cessna 140 | Edinburg, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2020 | Cessna 140 | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2020 | Cessna 140 | Olustee, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2020 | Cessna 140 | Arlington, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 2020 | Cessna 140 | Appleton, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2019 | Cessna 140 | Lancaster, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2019 | Cessna 140 | Reeves, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2019 | Cessna 140 | Independence, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2019 | Cessna 140 | Newton, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2019 | Cessna 140 | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | Cruisair Llc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 2018 | Cessna 140 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |