# Accident 20080223838839A: Cessna 140, Poplar Grove, IL, February 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2008, 10:30 local time
- Place: Poplar Grove, IL
- Airport: Poplar Grove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3228° N, 88.8361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3228&lon=-88.8361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3527V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3527V) (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: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080223838839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A CHECKOUT IN THE CESSNA 140 THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTUCTOR WAS PERFORMING STEEP TURNS TO THE RIGHT AND HEARD A NOISE, HE ROLLED OUT AND NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT NEEDED ALOT OF RUDDER INPUT.  HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT POPLAR GROVE AIRPORT.  UPON A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE TOP LEFT WING WAS MISSING FABRIC FROM THE LEADING EDGE TO THE AILERONS.

## 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 CHI08CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA087), Feb 23, 2008: Cessna 140 (N3527V), Poplar Grove, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The left wing skin "fabric patch" separated from the wing ribs and spars for an undetermined reason.

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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