# Accident 20060727014259A: Cessna 140, Cunningham, KS, July 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2006
- Place: Cunningham, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7000° N, 98.7547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7000&lon=-98.7547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89669, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89669) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060727014259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKE-OFF ROLL PRIOR TO LIFT-OFF. THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL OF THE CESSNA CE-140 BECAME MIRED IN SOFT GROUND AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL TO RISE AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK.

## 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 DEN06CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA106), Jul 28, 2006: Cessna 140 (N89669), Cunningham, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted takeoff. A contributing factor was the mud.

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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