# Accident 20000708042809A: Cessna 140, Alliance, OH, July 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2000, 22:30 local time
- Place: Alliance, OH
- Airport: Barber Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9108° N, 81.1100° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9108&lon=-81.1100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3583V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3583V-2010-05-26) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 70 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000708042809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT TAKE OFF APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF WAY DOWN A 2088' RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE SOD RUNWAY WHICH WAS WET WITH A HEAVY DEW. IN THE TALL GRASS OFF THE DEPARTURE END, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. NO INJURIES OCCURRED TO EITHER PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE TAKE-OFF WAS ABORTED BECAUSE "IT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT" ACCORDING TO THE PIC.

## 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 NYC00LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA194), Jul 9, 2000: Cessna 140 (N3583V), Alliance, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to abort the takeoff. A factor in this accident was the dark night conditions.

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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