# Accident 19950913029669A: Cessna 140, Boyne Falls, MI, September 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1995, 17:40 local time
- Place: Boyne Falls, MI
- Airport: Boyne Mountain Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1592° N, 84.9099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1592&lon=-84.9099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76919, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76919-2018-01-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950913029669A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. SWERVE FAILED LEFT MAIN GEAR. DAMAGED WING AND FUSELAGE. (-23) THE PRIVATE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED DURING THE SWERVE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 CHI95LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA321), Sep 13, 1995: Cessna 140 (N76919), Boyne Falls, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve.

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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