# Accident 19960315005059A: Cessna 140, Ulysses, KS, March 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1996, 17:10 local time
- Place: Ulysses, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5703° N, 101.3491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5703&lon=-101.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76632, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76632) (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 C858
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 66 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960315005059A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED BY GUST ON TAKEOFF ON NARROW STRIP. ABORTED. OVER BRAKED WITH FORWARD YOKE. NOSED OVER. UNAUTHORIZED STRIP.

## 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 CHI96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA111), Mar 15, 1996: Cessna 140 (N76632), Ulysses, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, and his improper use of brakes and elevator control, while aborting the takeoff. A factor relating to the…

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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