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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Elkin, NC · March 29, 1996

Date: March 29, 1996 · 13:50 local
Place: Elkin, NC
Airport: Elkin Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N89297
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL96LA072
Reported as: Cessna 140
Reported engine: Continental C8512
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 27 total27 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N89297Registered now · Cessna 140S/N 8323 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelNONENone

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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 landing. Ran off runway and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND 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.

NTSB ATL96LA072Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElkin, NCfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve.Mar 29, 1996 · Substantial damage