Plane Crash List

Cessna 140 N111NZ

24 May 1987 · Waco, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 May 1987 at about 00:40 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N111NZ was involved in an accident near Waco, Texas, 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 00:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Waco, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Whiteknuckle (PVT)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 140
Registration
N111NZ
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Breckenridge → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW87LA127

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT BRAKES WERE APPLIED DURING THE LANDING ROLL PRIOR TO THE TAILWHEEL MAKING GROUND CONTACT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND COME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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