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
99
Fatal
138
Deaths
6%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map
1,495 of 1,576 can be placed
(1,082 approximate)
By decade
Where these happened
Operators involved
All 1,576 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1990 | Cessna 140 | Opa-Locka, Florida, United States | Anderson, Egerton A. | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1990 | Cessna 140 | Paso Robles, California, United States | Brown, Joseph C. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1990 | Cessna 140 | Chico, California, United States | Thomas P Vayda | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1990 | Cessna 140 | Brinkley, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1990 | Cessna 140 | Vancouver, Washington, United States | Bogar, Floyd | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1989 | Cessna 140 | Concord, California, United States | Boone, Ronald | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1989 | Cessna 140 | Amboy, Washington, United States | Larry Cahoon | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1989 | Cessna 140 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Julie H. Collins | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1989 | Cessna 140A | Peoria, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1989 | Cessna 140A | Austin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1989 | Cessna 140 | Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States | Worrell, SAM | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1989 | Cessna 140 | Nyac Mine, Alaska, United States | Lucas, Michael R. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1989 | Cessna 140 | Bridgeport, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1989 | Cessna 140 | Conyers, Georgia, United States | Charles G. Thacker | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1989 | Cessna 140 | Creve Ceour, Missouri, United States | Same AS Pilot | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1989 | Cessna 140 | Placerville, California, United States | David Koon | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1989 | Cessna 140 | Linden, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1989 | Cessna 140 | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | Mueller, Melvin F. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1989 | Cessna 140 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1989 | Cessna 140 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1988 | Cessna 140 | Corona, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1988 | Cessna 140 | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1988 | Cessna 140 | Fairfax, Oklahoma, United States | MAX D. Ludwig | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1988 | Cessna 140 | Quinter, Kansas, United States | Simons, Shawn | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1988 | Cessna 140 | Clifton, Texas, United States | Sheila W. Clark | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1988 | Cessna 140A | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1988 | Cessna 140 | Easley, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1988 | Cessna 140 | Schroon Lake, New York, United States | Bret Dunkley | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1988 | Cessna 140 | Orange, Virginia, United States | KIM Barnett | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1987 | Cessna 140 | Bryan, Texas, United States | TOM Taylor | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1987 | Cessna 140 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1987 | Cessna 140 | San Ysidro, New Mexico, United States | Timothy M. Leonard | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1987 | Cessna 140 | Jesup, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1987 | Cessna 140 | Gorman, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1987 | Cessna 140 | Falmouth, Kentucky, United States | Micheal Flieschmand | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1987 | Cessna 140 | Ankeny, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1987 | Cessna 140 | Sawyer, North Dakota, United States | Robert L. Erickson | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 May 1987 | Cessna 140 | Waco, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1987 | Cessna 140 | Eldon, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1987 | Cessna 140 | Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States | George Abner Benson | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1987 | Cessna 140 | Nyssa, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1986 | Cessna 140A | Hamilton, Ohio, United States | R. E.bley | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1986 | Cessna 140 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1986 | Cessna 140 | Festus, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1986 | Cessna 140 | Oroville, California, United States | Peter R. Larsen | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1986 | Cessna 140A | Colville, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1986 | Cessna 140 | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1986 | Cessna 140 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1986 | Cessna 140 | Pacoima, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1986 | Cessna 140 | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |