# Accident 19880409046399A: Cessna 140A, Lakeland, FL, April 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1988, 11:48 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9810° N, 82.0095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9810&lon=-82.0095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84SC-2011-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880409046399A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER AFTER LANDING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. PILOT BLAMED BRAKES. UNABLE TO VERIFY SINCE DISASSEMBLY BY PILOT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA88LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA145), Apr 9, 1988: Cessna 140A (N84SC), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage

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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