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
31 Jan 1994	Cessna 140 N2396V	Palo Alto, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
14 Jan 1994	Cessna 140 N140KT	Warner Springs, California, United States	Daniel J. Moriarty	Minor injuries	-
2 Jan 1994	Cessna 140 N89036	Espanola, New Mexico, United States	-	No injuries	-
24 Oct 1993	Cessna 140 N73003	Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States	-	No injuries	-
5 Sep 1993	Cessna 140 N89467	Trenton, Illinois, United States	Jerry A. Wacker	No injuries	-
16 Aug 1993	Cessna 140 N2673N	Bastrop, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
15 Aug 1993	Cessna 140A N1142D	Lake Arthur, New Mexico, United States	-	No injuries	-
29 Jun 1993	Cessna 140 N4214N	Juneau, Alaska, United States	Garlock, Gordon	No injuries	-
30 May 1993	Cessna 140 N1926V	Dillingham, Alaska, United States	Flensburg, Oscar	No injuries	-
6 May 1993	Cessna 140 N76194	Ramona, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
5 Feb 1993	Cessna 140 N2019N	Salem, Oregon, United States	Cosentino, Joseph & Debora	Minor injuries	-
1 Feb 1993	Cessna 140 N3571V	Warren, Minnesota, United States	Roebke, Thaddeus F.	No injuries	-
18 Jan 1993	Cessna 140 N89968	Niceville, Florida, United States	RAY, Robert G.	Serious injuries	-
27 Oct 1992	Cessna 140 N4213N	Waverly, Iowa, United States	Bixby, David G.	No injuries	-
25 Sep 1992	Cessna 140 N2553N	Moab, Utah, United States	Hering, Karl H.	No injuries	-
11 Sep 1992	Cessna 140 N1482T	Vancouver, Washington, United States	McDaniel, Jacob H.	No injuries	-
5 Sep 1992	Cessna 140 N2059V	Blairsville, Georgia, United States	Immel, ROY	No injuries	-
26 Aug 1992	Cessna 140 N72172	Reedley, California, United States	John E. Snodgrass	No injuries	-
23 Aug 1992	Cessna 140 N77073	Wasilla, Alaska, United States no coordinates	William H. Hall	No injuries	-
18 Aug 1992	Cessna 140 N72379	Chillicothe, Missouri, United States	Joesph Painter	Minor injuries	-
4 Jul 1992	Cessna 140A N9664A	Grain Valley, Missouri, United States	K and R, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
24 Jun 1992	Cessna 140 N76962	Newhall, California, United States	Bruce A. Grieves	No injuries	-
15 Jun 1992	Cessna 140 N76009	Wauseon, Ohio, United States	Dennis Linehan	No injuries	-
9 Jun 1992	Cessna 140 N2776N	Howard, Wisconsin, United States	Eugene B. Havlovitz	No injuries	-
2 Jun 1992	Cessna 140A N2939C	Vincentown, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	James E. Giatto	No injuries	-
28 Apr 1992	Cessna 140 N77205	Grain Valley, Missouri, United States	H.t. Fancher	Serious injuries	-
31 Mar 1992	Cessna 140 N3047N	Palmer, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Robert E. Martin, JR.	No injuries	-
10 Dec 1991	Cessna 140 N72625	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	Gary K. Treanor	No injuries	-
8 Dec 1991	Cessna 140 N89997	Fairbury, Nebraska, United States	John P. Janson	No injuries	-
11 Sep 1991	Cessna 140 N76006	Gates, Oregon, United States	Daniel L. Hiscoe	No injuries	-
23 Aug 1991	Cessna 140 N2559N	Ward, Arkansas, United States	Martin D. Odum	Minor injuries	-
1 Aug 1991	Cessna 140 N76535	Cadillac, Michigan, United States	Bruce J. Barlond	No injuries	-
7 Jul 1991	Cessna 140 N3160N	Montague, California, United States	Jack W. Potter	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1991	Cessna 140 N89209	Lancaster, New York, United States	Edward J. Foody	No injuries	-
10 Jun 1991	Cessna 140 N81074	Kenai, Alaska, United States	Stanley JOE Kindblade	No injuries	-
31 May 1991	Cessna 140 N4090N	Depere, Wisconsin, United States	Paul and Brian Keehan	Serious injuries	-
8 May 1991	Cessna 140 N140ED	Redding, California, United States	Randy L. Thompson	Minor injuries	-
7 May 1991	Cessna 140 N89828	Ojai, California, United States	Walter L. Egbert	Minor injuries	-
9 Apr 1991	Cessna 140 N89572	El Mirage, California, United States	Francis J. Connolly	No injuries	-
17 Mar 1991	Cessna 140 N2455N	Pullman, Washington, United States	Charles F. Roper	No injuries	-
6 Mar 1991	Cessna 140 N76553	Flagstaff, Arizona, United States	Mosely, Willliam I.	No injuries	-
13 Jan 1991	Cessna 140 N1978V	So. Sioux City, Nebraska, United States	Cloud Dancers	No injuries	-
12 Nov 1990	Cessna 140 N2021N	Roanoake, Texas, United States	Wing, Thomas W.	No injuries	-
25 Aug 1990	Cessna 140 N2239V	Blissfield, Michigan, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
17 Aug 1990	Cessna 140 N3648V	Silver City, New Mexico, United States	Harry & Linda Pecotte	Minor injuries	-
4 Aug 1990	Cessna 140 N76850	Middlesex, New York, United States	Thomas L. Gaile, SR.	No injuries	-
21 Jun 1990	Cessna 140 N72122	Chico, California, United States	Monzingo, Esther S.	No injuries	-
20 Jun 1990	Cessna 140 N76728	Fabens, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Jun 1990	Cessna 140 N4010N	Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States	-	No injuries	-
24 May 1990	Cessna 140 N72592	Washougal, Washington, United States	Cummings, David	No injuries	-