Plane Crash List

Cessna 140 N74PB

5 August 1995 · Mecosta, Michigan, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 5 August 1995 at about 00:50 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N74PB was involved in an accident near Mecosta, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. 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 00:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Mecosta, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Mecosta Morton (27C)
Coordinates
43.6108, -85.2301
Aircraft
Cessna 140
Registration
N74PB
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Evart → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
CHI95LA261

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 1 1

Probable cause

the student's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, and the pilot-in-command's (CFI) inadequate remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on short final, the student allowed the airspeed to deteriorate. The instructor pilot took control of the airplane with control inputs and the addition of power. The airplane descended and landed hard to the left of the runway collapsing the right gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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18 Feb 1995 Cessna 172
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23 Feb 1995 Cessna 150A
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23 Feb 1995 Cessna 152
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15 Mar 1995 Cessna 150
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no coordinates
- No injuries -
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