# Accident 19970625015919A: Cessna 140, Columbia, CA, June 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1997, 09:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Airport: Columbia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1110° N, 120.3798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1110&lon=-120.3798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4293N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4293N) (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 O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 52 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970625015919A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING. LOST CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A FENCE..

## 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 LAX97LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA223), Jun 25, 1997: Cessna 140 (N4293N), Columbia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during a bounced landing recovery.

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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