# Accident 20071105831699A: Cessna 140, Pultney, VT, November 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: Pultney, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3500° N, 73.2333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3500&lon=-73.2333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89120, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89120-2013-03-11) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071105831699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON INITIAL LANDING AT A NEWLY PREPARED PRIVAL RUNWAY, THE TAILWHEEL STRUCK A LARGE ROCK, WHICH CAUSED THE TAILWHEEL MOUNT RIVETS TO FAIL. THE TAILWHEEL THEN JAMMED THE RUDDER, WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, HITTING THE RIGHT WINGTIP. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO A DITCH, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST IN A TAIL-HIGH ATTITUDE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, A STRUT, THE ENGINE MOUNT AND THE BOOT COWL.

## 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 DEN08CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA026), Nov 5, 2007: Cessna 140 (N89120), Poultney, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to land on an unimproved airstrip resulting in a ground loop/swerve. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's poor judgement in attempting to land on an unsuitable…

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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