# Accident 19990703046739A: Cessna 140, Sitka, AK, July 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1999
- Place: Sitka, AK
- Airport: Sitka
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.7291° N, 135.0004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.7291&lon=-135.0004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3579V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3579V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990703046739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, WITH A CROSS WIND, THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT STRIKING RIGHT WING TIP AND COMING TO REST ON THE NOSE AND MAIN GEAR.

## 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 ANC99LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA089), Jul 4, 1999: Cessna 140 (N3579V), Sitka, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions. Factors in the accident were a crosswind, and the pilot's lack of total experience in the type of airplane.

## Other reports on N3579V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000421008259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000421008259A), Apr 21, 2000: Cessna 140 (N3579V), Red Lodge, MT, No damage. (-23) Pilot in command stated on takeoff, rwy. 16, Red Lodge, Montana, winds 20 left at 5-10 mph. As the aircraft accelerated to 50 mph, the aircraft began to…

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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