Plane Crash List

Cessna 140 N76850

4 August 1990 · Middlesex, New York, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 August 1990 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N76850, operated by Thomas L. Gaile, SR., was involved in an accident near Middlesex, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Middlesex, New York, United States
Nearest airport
Middlesex (NONE)
Coordinates
42.6998, -77.2692
Aircraft
Cessna 140
Registration
N76850
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Thomas L. Gaile, SR.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Penn Yan → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC90LA185

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF SPEED AND DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN OVERSHOOTING THE LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A WITNESS STATED THAT THE '... AIRPLANE APPROACHED HIGH, HOT, AND LANDED LONG.' IT THEN RAN OFF THE END ONTO HIGH GRASS AND NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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