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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Watertown, CT · September 26, 1998

Date: September 26, 1998 · 16:30 local
Place: Watertown, CT
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N72929
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC98LA192
Reported as: Cessna 140
Reported engine: Continental C8512
Fatal injuries: 0

N72929Registration cancelled Nov 30, 1998 · Cessna 140S/N 10127 Airframe modelCessna 140

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft crashed in a corn field. (From .4) the pilot was demonstrating a stall to a passenger. During the recovery, the airplane continued to descend with full power applied, and the main landing gear struck a rock wall. The airplane flipped over and came to rest in a corn field. The pilot reported he had not compensated for the additional weight of the passenger when he performed the stall. (-23) the pilot entered an intentional stall at insufficient altitude. The pilot was able to get the aircraft in a level attitude when the aircraft landing gear struck a stone wall at the edge of a cornfield.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED IN A CORN FIELD. (FROM .4) THE PILOT WAS DEMONSTRATING A STALL TO A PASSENGER. DURING THE RECOVERY, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DESCEND WITH FULL POWER APPLIED, AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A ROCK WALL. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST IN A CORN FIELD. THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD NOT COMPENSATED FOR THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGER WHEN HE PERFORMED THE STALL. (-23) THE PILOT ENTERED AN INTENTIONAL STALL AT INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A STONE WALL AT THE EDGE OF A CORNFIELD.

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 NYC98LA192Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWatertown, CTWas the pilot's misjudged altitude of the airplane prior to performing a stall, and which resulted in the main landing gear contacting a rock wall.Sep 26, 1998 · Destroyed