Cessna 140 N89984
15 April 1984 · Aurora, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 April 1984 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N89984 was involved in an accident near Aurora, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aurora, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Aurora (O1V)
- Coordinates
- 39.7397, -104.8600
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N89984
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN84LA129
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ACFT SUDDENLY GROUND LOOPED DURING THE LANDING & DEPARTED THE RWY. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT GEAR LEG HAD COLLAPSED AT SOME TIME DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. THE LEFT GEAR LEG PIN, WHICH WAS FOUND SHEARED, HAD A DARK DISCOLORATION IN THE OUTER 1/3 DIAMETER OF THE PIN WHERE IT HAD EVENTUALLY FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 1984 | Cessna 140 | Miller, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jan 1984 | Cessna 140 | Huntley, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1984 | Cessna 140 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1984 | Cessna 140 | Butte, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1984 | Cessna 140 | Belgrade, Montana, United States | Clinton Kallestad | No injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1984 | Cessna 140 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States | Charles Eichelberger | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1984 | Cessna 150M | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 12 May 1984 | Cessna TU206F | Strasburg, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1984 | Cessna 182M | Nucla, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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