# Accident 19910609020599A: Cessna 140, Kenai, AK, June 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Kenai Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6600° N, 150.8995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6600&lon=-150.8995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81074, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81074) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910609020599A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING. GROUND LOOPED. LEFT RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. BLAMED CROSSWIND GUSTS.

## 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 ANC91LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA068), Jun 10, 1991: Cessna 140 (N81074), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N81074 (3)

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

- [Incident 20160823015199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160823015199I), Aug 23, 2016: Cessna 140 (N81074), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Airman struck taxi light at 2318 hrs local prior to departure while taxiing for takeoff. Damaged aircraft propeller tip.
- [Accident 20110315003289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110315003289A), Mar 15, 2011: Cessna 140 (N81074), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft was landing at Merrill Field (mri) on runway 7. Pilot (sole occupant) requests and received wind check from mri tower just prior to landing. During…
- [Incident 19800720061899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720061899I), Jul 20, 1980: Cessna 140 (N81074), Lime Village, AK, Minor damage. Landed long, applied too much brake causing aircraft to nose over.

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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