# Accident 20100906054349A: Cessna 140, Levant, ME, September 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2010, 10:50 local time
- Place: Levant, ME
- Airport: Airort Name
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8694° N, 68.9758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8694&lon=-68.9758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3650V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3650V-2013-08-13) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 1,610 total, 22 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA469) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100906054349A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ATTMPTING  TOUCH AND GO ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN LEVANT MAINE.  ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN OVER HALFWAY DOWN THE UP-SLOPED, 2300 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY 27.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOW TO GAIN ALTITUDE ON TAKE OFF AND IT "WAVERED LEFT AND RIGHT" BEFORE THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND NEAR THE END OF THE FIELD.  THE FUSELAGE, FIREWALL, LEFT WING AND ELEVATOR SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA10CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA469), Sep 6, 2010: Cessna 140 (N3650V), Levant, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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