# Accident 19910531018659A: Cessna 140, Green Bay, WI, May 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1991, 10:20 local time
- Place: Green Bay, WI
- Airport: Martins Aerodrome Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4293° N, 88.0690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4293&lon=-88.0690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4090N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4090N-1994-08-24) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 496 total, 496 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910531018659A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH STRONG QUARTERING TAIL WIND. LOST CONTROL IN TURBULENCE. WRECKAGE INDICATES STALL SPIN ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI91LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA177), May 31, 1991: Cessna 140 (N4090N), Depere, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CORRECT A MUSHED STALL DURING LIFTOFF. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.