Cessna 140 N2053N
27 September 1984 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 September 1984 at about 21:43 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N2053N, operated by Charles Eichelberger, was involved in an accident near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 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 21:43
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Capital City (CXY)
- Coordinates
- 40.2306, -76.8702
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N2053N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charles Eichelberger
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Carlisle → Harrisburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84LA324
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
ACFT WAS LANDED DOWNWIND IN LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS BY STUDENT PLT. ON ROLL-OUT, AFTER NORMAL BRAKING WAS APPLIED FOR DECELERATION, ACFT BEGAN TO DRIFT RIGHT. STUDENT APPLIED LEFT BRAKE AS CFI ALSO APPLIED CORRECTIVE LEFT BRAKE. LEFT BRAKE CONNECTING ROD FAILED IN OVERLOAD. WITH RT BRAKE STILL APPLIED, ACFT SWERVED RT, GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1984 | Cessna 140 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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