Cessna 140 N77326
1 August 1986 · Oroville, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1986 at about 14:24 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N77326, operated by Peter R. Larsen, was involved in an accident near Oroville, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:24
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oroville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Oroville (OVE)
- Coordinates
- 39.5009, -121.6700
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N77326
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Peter R. Larsen
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oroville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA310
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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
A CESSNA 140 NOSED OVER IN A DITCH AFTER ABORTING A TAKEOFF. THE PLT INDICATED HE WAS PRACTICING STOP AND GO LANDINGS. DURING THE LAST LANDING THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS INADVERTENTLY APPLIED AND THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RWY. THE PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND BY APPLYING FULL POWER. THE ACFT WAS OFF THE RWY WITH THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN TRANSPIRING ON RIGHT SHOULDER. THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE APRX MID-FIELD AND THE PLT CAUTIOUS NOT TO STALL THE ACFT LEVELED OFF TO ALLOW THE AIRSPEED TO BUILD. THE PLT THEN NOTICED AN APPROXIMATELY 4 FT TALL FENCE AND JUDGED HE HAD SUFFICIENT ALT TO CLEAR THE OBSTACLE. AS HE CROSSED THE FENCE APPROXIMATELY 220 FT FROM THE RWY CENTERLINE HE HEARD AN UNUSUAL 'TWANG' NOISE AND ASSUMED HE HAD STRUCK THE FENCE. HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND LANDED ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE RWY. DURING THE LANDING GROUND ROLL, THE ACFT PLUNGED INTO A 10 FT DEEP DITCH AND NOSED OVER. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED BARB WIRE ENTANGLED ON THE TAILWHEEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1986 | Cessna 140 | Bradley Ski, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1986 | Cessna 140 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1986 | Cessna 140A | Hamilton, Ohio, United States | R. E.bley | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1986 | Cessna 140 | Riverton, Wyoming, United States | Glen E. Latimer | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1986 | Cessna 140A | Colville, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1986 | Cessna 140 | Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States | Steven D.lebel | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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