# Accident 20000421008259A: Cessna 140, Red Lodge, MT, April 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2000, 10:45 local time
- Place: Red Lodge, MT
- Airport: Red Lodge Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1909° N, 109.2402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1909&lon=-109.2402&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 SEA00LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000421008259A

## Narrative

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

(-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 HOP.  THE WINDS BECAME MORE ON A CROSSWIND.  AS THE IARCRAFT GOT TO 4 FEET OF ALTITUDE, IT WOULD NOT CLIMB AND A FENCE WAS APPROACHING THAT COULD NOT BE CLEARED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT GOUND LOOPED.

## 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 SEA00LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA076), Apr 21, 2000: Cessna 140 (N3579V), Red Lodge, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A high density altitude and inadequate preflight planning/preparation. Not attaining a proper climb rate, not maintaining a proper runway alignment, and gusting wind conditions were factors.

## Other reports on N3579V (1)

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

- [Accident 19990703046739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990703046739A), Jul 3, 1999: Cessna 140 (N3579V), Sitka, AK, No damage. (-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.

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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