# Accident 19961225040209A: Cessna 140, Emigrant Gap, CA, December 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Emigrant Gap, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2497° N, 120.6907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2497&lon=-120.6907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76857, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76857-2013-04-29) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,129 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961225040209A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOW PASS OVER FOOT DEEP SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. LANDED ROLLED BRIEFLY. NOSED OVER. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS.

## 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 LAX97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA077), Dec 25, 1996: Cessna 140 (N76857), Emigrant Gap, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of altitude/clearance while attempting a precautionary landing on a closed, snow covered runway.

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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