# Accident 20000404010809A: Cessna 140, Creswell, OR, April 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2000, 08:00 local time
- Place: Creswell, OR
- Airport: Hobby Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9004° N, 123.0190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9004&lon=-123.0190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76777, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76777) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000404010809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED SHE PLANNED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF STOP AND GO'S FOR PRACTICE. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 WITH A SLIGHT BREEZE DOWNWIND SHIFTING TO A FULL CROSS WIND FROM THE WEST. THE CROSS WIND LED HER TO VEER THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. HER SLOW REACTION TO CORRECT FORCED HER TO VEER OFF TO THE LEFT. THE A/C TRAVELED OFF THE RUNWAY AND LANDING IN A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING THE A/C TO NOSE OVER. THE A/C CAME TO REST BETWEEN RUNWAY 33 AND THE TAXIWAY.

## 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 SEA00LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA063), Apr 4, 2000: Cessna 140 (N76777), Creswell, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors include a drainage ditch and a crosswind.

## Other reports on N76777 (1)

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

- [Incident 19931030041229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931030041229I), Oct 30, 1993: Cessna 140 (N76777), Roseburg, OR, Minor damage. Student pilot carrying passenger, attempted to land on country road. Nosed over, student gave up pilot certificate.

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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