# Accident 19940102000169A: Cessna 140, Espanola, NM, January 2, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1994, 10:30 local time
- Place: Espanola, NM
- Airport: Espanola Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0001° N, 106.0609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0001&lon=-106.0609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89036, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89036-2017-11-21) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,725 total, 22 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940102000169A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH. CFI UNABLE TO CORRECT SWERVE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS

## 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 FTW94LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA062), Jan 2, 1994: Cessna 140 (N89036), Espanola, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE DUAL STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.

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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