Cessna 140 N89351

Summary

On 8 August 2025 at about 14:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N89351 was involved in an accident near Rangeley, Maine, 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.

Date

8 August 2025 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Rangeley, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Stephen A Bean Muni (8B0)

Coordinates

44.9889, -70.6574

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N89351

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA304

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot stated that while landing, the airplane bounced hard upon touchdown. After the bounce, the airplane veered off the side of the runway into the grass. The pilot tried to gain altitude but was unable, so he "cut" the engine. The airplane hit a bump and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, forward fuselage, tail and engine mount. The pilot did not report any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.