# Accident 19930815029319A: Cessna STC140, Lake Arthur, NM, August 15, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1993, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lake Arthur, NM
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9894° N, 104.3602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9894&lon=-104.3602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1142D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1142D) (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 STC140
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930815029319A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. LEFT THE RUNWAY 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 DEN93LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA102), Aug 15, 1993: Cessna 140A (N1142D), Lake Arthur, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N1142D (1)

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

- [Incident 19851230071069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851230071069I), Dec 30, 1985: Cessna 140A (N1142D), Artesia, NM, Minor damage. Lost directional control after full stall landing and ground looped. Damage to left wing tip outer wing panel.

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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