# Accident 19910306005649A: Cessna 140, Flagstaff, AZ, March 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1991, 13:36 local time
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Pullian Aprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2307° N, 111.7198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2307&lon=-111.7198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76553, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76553-2013-05-09) (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 C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 334 total, 223 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910306005649A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN QUARTERING GUSTY TAILWIND. BEGAN GROUND LOOP,HIT BRAKES AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX91LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA122), Mar 6, 1991: Cessna 140 (N76553), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT IMPROPERLY USED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND BRAKES. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS AN EXISTING CROSS/TAILWIND.

## Other reports on N76553 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860720034729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860720034729A), Jul 20, 1986: Cessna 140 (N76553), Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. The right main landing gear collapsed when the aircraft veered on takeoff. Pilot attempted a downwind takeoff.

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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