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
3 Aug 1964	Cessna 140 N76346	Minneapolis Minn, Minnesota, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
3 Aug 1964	Cessna 140 N2084V	Janesville Wis, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
3 Aug 1964	Cessna 140 N2362V	Medicine Lke Mont, Montana, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
2 Aug 1964	Cessna 140A N5368C	San Diego Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Aug 1964	Cessna 140 N89196	Parrish Fla, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Aug 1964	Cessna 140 N3747V	Van Nuys Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 Jul 1964	Cessna 140 N2370V	Weiser Id, Idaho, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
25 Jul 1964	Cessna 140 N3626V	Schoolcraft Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
25 Jul 1964	Cessna 140 N89746	Barre Vt, Vermont, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1964	Cessna 140 N1894U	Wabeno Wis, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1964	Cessna 140 N77265	Selma Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
15 Jul 1964	Cessna 140 N90174	Daytona Beach Fla, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
14 Jul 1964	Cessna 140 N89257	Lagrange Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
14 Jul 1964	Cessna 140 N89236	Compton Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
11 Jul 1964	Cessna 140 N72223	Kinston Nc, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Jul 1964	Cessna 140A N14310	St Ansgar Iowa, Iowa, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
7 Jul 1964	Cessna 140 N2403V	Bowling Green Ky, Kentucky, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 Jul 1964	Cessna 140 N89838	Marissa Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
3 Jul 1964	Cessna 140 N77002	Uhrichsville Ohio, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1964	Cessna 140 N76919	Akron Ohio, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 Jun 1964	Cessna 140 N72347	Collegeville Pa, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1964	Cessna 140 N2367V	Santanta Kans, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1964	Cessna 140 N90198	Ft Lauderdale Fla, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
9 Jun 1964	Cessna 140 N9428A	Winters Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 Jun 1964	Cessna 140 N76680	Boise Id, Idaho, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Jun 1964	Cessna 140 N2298V	Hillsboro Va, Virginia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
3 Jun 1964	Cessna 140 N76537	Decatur Ind, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 Jun 1964	Cessna 140A N9675A	Ft Worth Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 May 1964	Cessna 140 N2919N	Libertyville Ind, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
25 May 1964	Cessna 140 N72856	Clare Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
24 May 1964	Cessna 140 N1931N	W Milford Nj, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
23 May 1964	Cessna 140 N81030	Marion Iowa, Iowa, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 May 1964	Cessna 140 N76850	Belgrade Mont, Montana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 May 1964	Cessna 140 N2432N	Ellensburg Wash, Washington, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 May 1964	Cessna 140 N89671	Glenwood Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
10 May 1964	Cessna 140 N76501	Atwood Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 May 1964	Cessna 140 N2634N	Moab Ut, Utah, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 May 1964	Cessna 140 N89175	Pensacola Fla, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 May 1964	Cessna 140 N1621V	Hamilton Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 May 1964	Cessna 140 N72542	Boulder Colo, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
3 May 1964	Cessna 140 N72202	Fullerton Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
3 May 1964	Cessna 140A N72385	Frederick Okla, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 May 1964	Cessna 140 N76276	Watervliet Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
26 Apr 1964	Cessna 140 N2790N	San Diego Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1964	Cessna 140 N1123D	Cortland Ny, New York, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
12 Apr 1964	Cessna 140A N9475A	Oraibi Ariz, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
12 Apr 1964	Cessna 140A N5309C	Burns Oreg, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
11 Apr 1964	Cessna 140A N89489	Marlboro Mass, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
11 Apr 1964	Cessna 140 N73026	Bakersfield Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 Apr 1964	Cessna 140 N9603A	Fruitvale Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-