# Accident 19870407055239A: Cessna 140, Eldon, MO, April 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1987, 11:15 local time
- Place: Eldon, MO
- Airport: Eldon-Model
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3512° N, 92.5767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eldon, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3512&lon=-92.5767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2559N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2559N-1994-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,100 total, 12 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870407055239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BALLOONED DURING FLARE. CAME DOWN HARD AND BROKE BOTH MAIN GEARS OFF NEAR THE STEP. DAMAGED PROP AND RIGHT WING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2559N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910823036589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910823036589A), Aug 23, 1991: Cessna 140 (N2559N), Ward, AR, Substantial damage. Allowed aircraft to drift right off runway on touch and go. Struck trees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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