Cessna 140 N89374
5 April 1986 · Palo Alto, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 April 1986 at about 23:16 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N89374, operated by Palo Alto Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Palo Alto, California, 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 23:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palo Alto, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palo Alto of Santa Clara (PAO)
- Coordinates
- 37.4502, -122.1005
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N89374
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Palo Alto Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Palo Alto → Palo Alto
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA168
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
THE PURPOSE OF THE DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS FOR THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TO CHECK OUT A PRIVATE PILOT IN THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR CESSNA 140 AIRCRAFT. AFTER A SERIES OF UNEVENTFUL FULL STOP & TOUCH & GO LANDINGS, THE STUDENT WAS DIRECTED TO LAND. THE CFI & A GROUND BASED WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE ACFT LANDED NORMALLY. THE WITNESS REPORTED THAT DURING THE LAST PORTION OF THE ACFT'S ROLL OUT THE SURFACE WIND PROVIDED THE ACFT WITH A TAILWIND COMPONENT. THE CFI REPORTED THAT HER STUDENT 'CAME UP ON THE BRAKES' & SHE DIRECTED HIM NOT TO BRAKE. THE CFI FURTHER STATED THAT DESPITE HER EFFORT AT SAVING THE ACFT BY APPLYING BACK PRESSURE TO THE YOKE, SHE LOST CONTROL & THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
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 | - |
| 1 Aug 1986 | Cessna 140 | Oroville, California, United States | Peter R. Larsen | Minor 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 | - |
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