Cessna 140 N3656V
5 September 2009 · Louisa, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 2009 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N3656V, operated by Sara L Parmenter, was involved in an accident near Louisa, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Louisa, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Louisa County/Freeman Field (LKU)
- Coordinates
- 38.0058, -77.9686
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N3656V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sara L Parmenter
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Louisa → Louisa
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09LA506
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The Cessna pilot's inadequate visual lookout.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped Cessna was taxiing to the runway for takeoff when she impacted a Lancair that was holding short of the runway. The Cessna pilot had seen the Lancair in front of her, but briefly lost sight of it prior to the collision. Following the collision, both pilots shut down their airplanes and exited without incident. They observed that the Cessna's propeller had struck the right horizontal stabilizer and empennage of the Lancair several times, resulting in substantial damage to the Lancair.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 140 A | N3656V | Sara L Parmenter | Minor |
| Lancair 235 | N290W | Richard S Williams | Substantial |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2009 | Cessna 140 | Haines, Alaska, United States | Heras Miguel A | No injuries | - |
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| 16 Sep 2009 | Cessna 140 | Santa Paula, California, United States | Williams Dianne E | Minor injuries | - |
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| 17 Aug 2009 | Cessna 140A | White Plains, New York, United States | Zaber ELI D | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2009 | Cessna 140 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Ajmi Amal R | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2009 | Piper PA28 | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 10 Oct 2009 | Piper PA28 | Lebanon, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2009 | Cessna 150H | Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |