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Cessna 140 N89257

29 May 2021 · Fields, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 May 2021 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N89257 was involved in an accident near Fields, Oregon, 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 18:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Fields, Oregon, United States
Coordinates
42.5200, -118.4600
Aircraft
Cessna 140
Registration
N89257
Category
Airplane
Year built
1946
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Burns → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
WPR21LA214

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing

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 airplane reported that after touchdown, the airplane veered to the right. He corrected with left rudder, and the airplane began to enter a ground loop to the left. The left main landing gear then dug into the clay-like soil and sheared off, and the left wing was substantially damaged when it struck the ground. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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