Cessna 140A N5667C
5 June 2003 · Grinnell, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 June 2003 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 140A registered N5667C was involved in an accident near Grinnell, Iowa, 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grinnell, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grinnell Regional Airport (GGI)
- Coordinates
- 41.7094, -92.7347
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140A
- Registration
- N5667C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pella → Grinnell
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA157
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent ground loop. Factors contributing to the accident were the wind gusts and crosswind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane ground looped during landing. The pilot stated he received a report from another aircraft that the winds at his destination were variable and that he could choose a runway. The pilot reported the approach and touchdown were normal. The pilot noted he encountered a right rear-quartering gust. Winds 21 miles south-southwest of the accident site were recorded as 210 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 15 knots. The pilot stated the airplane swerved, ground looped, and subsequently nosed over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2003 | Cessna 140 | Edwardsburg, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 2003 | Cessna 140 | Suffolk, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Cessna 140 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2003 | Cessna 140 | Ridegway, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2003 | Cessna 140 | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2003 | Cessna 140 | Fryeburg, Maine, United States | Don Thibodwau | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2003 | Cessna 182R | North English, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Westside, Iowa, United States | Westerlin and Harrington Flying SER | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2003 | Cessna 182A | Shenandoah, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2003 | Luscombe 8E | Orange City, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Nov 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Bloomfield, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 2003 | Cessna 172H | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | John F. Dalton | No injuries | - |