Cessna 140 N3609V
2 June 1996 · Potter, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 June 1996 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N3609V was involved in an accident near Potter, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Potter, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bar J Lazy V (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 41.2108, -103.3091
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N3609V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Scottsbluff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI96LA196
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
a fatigue fracture of the landing gear axle.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was on takeoff run when the right landing gear axle broke. It was not possible to maintain directional control and the gear leg dug into the terrain. The airplane ground looped and the tail impacted the terrain. Subsequent examination of the axle revealed that the failure was due to fatigue cracking, but the source of the fatigue was not determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1996 | Cessna 140 | Holt, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1996 | Cessna 140 | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1996 | Cessna 140 | Wakefield, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1996 | Cessna 140 | Elkin, North Carolina, United States | Patricia H. Phillips | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1996 | Cessna 140 | Houlton, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1996 | Cessna 140A | Allegan, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1996 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Wellfleet, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1996 | Cessna 150 | Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1996 | Piper PA-38 | Fairbury, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1996 | Connell KITFOX | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1996 | Callair B1A | Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |