Cessna 140 N4155N
7 December 1985 · Rochester, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 December 1985 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N4155N, operated by NED Bemenderfer, was involved in an accident near Rochester, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rochester, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fulton County (RCR)
- Coordinates
- 41.0594, -86.1896
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N4155N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- NED Bemenderfer
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI86LA043
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
UPON TAKEOFF AND AFTER REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROX TEN FEET THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE COWL BECAME UNLATCHED AND WHIPPED UP INTO THE AIRSTREAM, BLOCKING THE PILOTS FORWARD VIEW AND CAUSING SOME CONTROL PROBLEMS. HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SNOWBANK AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE COWL LATCHES APPEARED TO BE WORKING PROPERLY BEFORE AND AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1985 | Cessna 140A | Pacific, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1985 | Cessna 140 | Coy, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1985 | Cessna 140 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1985 | Cessna 140A | Three Rivers, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1985 | Cessna 140 | Boerne, Texas, United States | Thomas White, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1985 | Cessna 140A | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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