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

Fatal

138

Deaths

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 413 of 1,576 have coordinates

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 Chile 1 Other-Foreign Countries 1

Operators involved

Rose Aviation 2 Aero Agricola Santos Dumont Ltda 2 Mutual Air SER 2 Donovan Tree S 2 University ENG 2 Chandelle Flyi 2

All 1,576 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
28 Mar 1998	Cessna 140 N2229V	Linden, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Frank C. Spinner	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1998	Cessna 140 N1998N	Milford Center, Ohio, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
25 Mar 1998	Cessna 140 N2044N	Norman, Oklahoma, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
24 Jan 1998	Cessna 140A N377V	Justin, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
13 Jan 1998	Cessna 140 N2496V	Goodyear, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
13 Aug 1997	Cessna 140 N76233	Hillsboro, Oregon, United States	Baker, Gary, H.	No injuries	-
6 Aug 1997	Cessna 140 N76102	Pacoima, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Jul 1997	Cessna 140 N4275N	Arlington, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
25 Jun 1997	Cessna 140 N4293N	Columbia, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 May 1997	Cessna 140 N76122	Fulton, Missouri, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 Apr 1997	Cessna 140 N2031N	Palo Alto, California, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
25 Apr 1997	Cessna 140 N2351V	Clearwater, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
13 Jan 1997	Cessna 140 N2400N	Gustavus, Alaska, United States	Christopher E. Smith	No injuries	-
4 Jan 1997	Cessna 140A N3799V	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	-	No injuries	-
25 Dec 1996	Cessna 140 N76857	Emigrant Gap, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
26 Oct 1996	Cessna 140 N83N	Wakefield, Virginia, United States	-	No injuries	-
3 Oct 1996	Cessna 140A N5393C	Allegan, Michigan, United States	-	No injuries	-
10 Jul 1996	Cessna 140 N2102N	Holt, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
29 Jun 1996	Cessna 140 N72438	Jacksboro, Tennessee, United States	-	No injuries	-
26 Jun 1996	Cessna 140A N3788V	Edinboro, Pennsylvania, United States	-	No injuries	-
2 Jun 1996	Cessna 140 N3609V	Potter, Nebraska, United States	-	No injuries	-
31 May 1996	Cessna 140 N72344	Puyallup, Washington, United States	Trudith A. Kong	Minor injuries	-
13 May 1996	Cessna 140 N89207	Brooklyn, Michigan, United States	-	No injuries	-
25 Apr 1996	Cessna 140 N2001N	Houlton, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
29 Mar 1996	Cessna 140 N89297	Elkin, North Carolina, United States	Patricia H. Phillips	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1996	Cessna 140 N76632	Ulysses, Kansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1995	Cessna 140 N72239	Albion, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-
14 Oct 1995	Cessna 140 N1782V	Dixon, California, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
13 Sep 1995	Cessna 140 N76919	Boyne Falls, Michigan, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
9 Sep 1995	Cessna 140 N89138	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	Damon V. Austring	No injuries	-
28 Aug 1995	Cessna 140 N3174N	Richmond, Rhode Island, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
5 Aug 1995	Cessna 140 N74PB	Mecosta, Michigan, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
14 Apr 1995	Cessna 140 N3625V	Foxworth, Mississippi, United States	Oldford, Derrick B.	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1995	Cessna 140 N3605V	Ogden, Utah, United States	Hemsley, TED R.	No injuries	-
13 Mar 1995	Cessna 140 N76981	Fentress, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
26 Dec 1994	Cessna 140 N89870	Tok, Alaska, United States	Hirschler, Andre	No injuries	-
11 Oct 1994	Cessna 140 N2450V	Farmington, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
18 Sep 1994	Cessna 140 N89511	Nenana, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
13 Sep 1994	Cessna 140 N76680	Willow, Alaska, United States	Moore, Charles D.	No injuries	-
30 Aug 1994	Cessna 140 N2150N	Ravenswood, West Virginia, United States	Jackson, Warren	Serious injuries	-
14 Aug 1994	Cessna 140 N3736V	Dayton, Wyoming, United States	Miller, DAN, T.	Minor injuries	-
27 Jul 1994	Cessna 140 N9409A	Lomax, Illinois, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
21 Jul 1994	Cessna 140 N2260V	Archer City, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
13 Jul 1994	Cessna 140 N77045	Kent, Washington, United States	Hill, Mark A.	No injuries	-
23 Jun 1994	Cessna 140 N3627V	Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States	Daniel L. Moore	No injuries	-
11 Jun 1994	Cessna 140 N2927N	Ramona, California, United States	David Novick	Minor injuries	-
10 Jun 1994	Cessna 140 N89972	Bainbridge, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Harrell's Aviation Service	Serious injuries	-
8 May 1994	Cessna 140 N111NZ	Lancaster, Texas, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
23 Apr 1994	Cessna 140 N2302N	Hempstead, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Apr 1994	Cessna 140 N76545	Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States	Kahle, Donald	Serious injuries	-