Cessna 140 N3BQ

Summary

On 4 April 1984 at about 02:05 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N3BQ, operated by James A. Gasowski, was involved in an accident near Jeanette, Pennsylvania, 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.

Date

4 April 1984 at 02:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Jeanette, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Boquet (5G8)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N3BQ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James A. Gasowski

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

NYC84LA132

Nobody was injured.

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

ONE OF THE AIRCREW MEMBERS WAS BUYING THE ACFT & WAS RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION BEFORE FLYING SOLO. AFTER SEVERAL LANDINGS, HE FLARED FOR A 3-POINT LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT BEGAN DRIFTING LEFT & THE STUDENT CORRECTEDBACK TO THE RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) REPORTED THAT THE ACFT THEN CROSSED TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE & THE STUDENT AGAIN CORRECTED & APPLIED BRAKES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT NOSED OVER & CAME TO REST IN THE CENTER OF THE RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.