Plane Crash List

Cessna 140 N1978V

13 January 1991 · So. Sioux City, Nebraska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 January 1991 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N1978V, operated by Cloud Dancers, was involved in an accident near So. Sioux City, Nebraska, 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 21:15
Classification
Accident
Location
So. Sioux City, Nebraska, United States
Nearest airport
Martin (7K8)
Coordinates
42.4595, -96.4101
Aircraft
Cessna 140
Registration
N1978V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Cloud Dancers
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI91LA066

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY AND A LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, WITH INTENT TO GET RECURRENT, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE NARROW, SNOW PACKED RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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