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 Apr 1964	Cessna 140 N76748	Ord Nebr, Nebraska, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
3 Apr 1964	Cessna 140 N89348	Palestine Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 Apr 1964	Cessna 140 N76641	Plymouth Mass, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
29 Mar 1964	Cessna 140 N72770	Bethel Alas, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
24 Mar 1964	Cessna 140 N2907N	Lake Tomahawk Wis, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1964	Cessna 140 N5310C	Lincoln Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
15 Mar 1964	Cessna 140 N4118N	Watertown Wis, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
6 Mar 1964	Cessna 140 N3537V	Gregory S Dak, South Dakota, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
26 Feb 1964	Cessna 140 CFPFV	Brookings S Dak, South Dakota, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
23 Feb 1964	Cessna 140 N89810	Berlin Nj, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 Feb 1964	Cessna 140 N72458	Palo Alto Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
14 Feb 1964	Cessna 140 N76111	Hopkins Minn, Minnesota, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Feb 1964	Cessna 140 N72836	Lagrange Nc, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
12 Feb 1964	Cessna 140 N1647V	Topeka Kans, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Feb 1964	Cessna 140 N3069N	Bullhead Cit Ariz, Arizona, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
9 Feb 1964	Cessna 140 N76290	Castroville Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 Feb 1964	Cessna 140 N89146	Gainesville Fla, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
4 Feb 1964	Cessna 140 N2234V	Van Nuys Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Feb 1964	Cessna 140 N89606	Santa Paula Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
1 Feb 1964	Cessna 140 N71300	Rotan Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
29 Jan 1964	Cessna 140 N72846	Hillsdale Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 Jan 1964	Cessna 140 N73049	Tyler Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 Jan 1964	Cessna 140 N76421	Huey Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Jan 1964	Cessna 140 N72195	Pittstown Nj, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
11 Jan 1964	Cessna 140A N5389C	Painsville Ohio, Ohio, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
1 Jan 1964	Cessna 140 N3736V	Littleton Colo, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-