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Cessna 140 N2496V

13 January 1998 · Goodyear, Arizona, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 13 January 1998 at about 22:20 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N2496V was involved in an accident near Goodyear, Arizona, 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 22:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Goodyear, Arizona, United States
Nearest airport
Phoenix-Goodyear Muni (GYR)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 140
Registration
N2496V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX98LA071

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The inadvertent brake activation by the student pilot while practicing touch-and-go landings.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On the third touch-and-go landing the student pilot inadvertently applied brake pressure. He lost control, ground looped the aircraft, and the landing gear collapsed. No mechanical malfunctions of the brake was noted by the student pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
- No injuries -
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