Cessna 140 N76190

Summary

On 14 May 2022 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N76190 was involved in an accident near Estancia, New Mexico, 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.

Date

14 May 2022 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Estancia, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

34.7549, -106.0626

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N76190

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

Los Lunas → Los Lunas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA178

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s decision to land on an unsuitable surface which resulted in his loss of aircraft control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel e quipped airplane reported that, he decided to initiate a landing on a dry lakebed. During the landing roll, the airplane sank in mud, rapidly decelerated and nosed over. The left-wing strut was substantially damaged. 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.