# Accident 19910113000369A: Cessna 140, So Sioux City, NE, January 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1991, 15:15 local time
- Place: So Sioux City, NE
- Airport: Martin Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4595° N, 96.4101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4595&lon=-96.4101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1978V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1978V-2008-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total, 52 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910113000369A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOW DURING PRACTICE LANDING. TRIED GO AROUND BUT SNOW TOO DEEP. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 CHI91LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA066), Jan 13, 1991: Cessna 140 (N1978V), So. Sioux City, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY AND A LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.

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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