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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Clarion, PA · April 22, 1994

Date
April 22, 1994 · 18:40 local
Place
Clarion, PA
Airport
Clarion County Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N76545
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO94LA072
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total100 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost directional control on takeoff. Over corrected. Began ground loop. Aborted. Ran down embankment. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. OVER CORRECTED. BEGAN GROUND LOOP. ABORTED. RAN DOWN EMBANKMENT. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.