# Accident 19940422009169A: Cessna 140, Clarion, PA, April 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1994, 18:40 local time
- Place: Clarion, PA
- Airport: Clarion County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2108° N, 79.3808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2108&lon=-79.3808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76545, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76545-1997-08-20) (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: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940422009169A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. OVER CORRECTED. BEGAN GROUND LOOP. ABORTED. RAN DOWN EMBANKMENT. 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 BFO94LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA072), Apr 22, 1994: Cessna 140 (N76545), Clarion, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLISION WITH A BERM.

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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