# Accident 20110528012329A: Cessna 140, Sheep Mountain, AK, May 28, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: Sheep Mountain, AK
- Airport: Sheep Mountain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8114° N, 147.5092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8114&lon=-147.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89424, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89424-2013-05-17) (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 MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 363 total, 15 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110528012329A

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAKING OFF AT SMU DOWNSLOPE AND DOWNWIND A GUST OF WIND FROM THE REAR CAUSED LOSS OF AILERON CONTROL AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH INTO THE TREES.  BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER HAD ONLY MINOR INJURIES AND REFUSED MEDICAL CARE.

## 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 ANC11CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA040), May 29, 2011: Cessna 140 (N89424), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to take off downwind from unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N89424 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060429007419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060429007419I), Apr 29, 2006: Cessna 140 (N89424), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On April 29, 2006, N89424, a Cessna model 140 aircraft landed at Gillespie airfield, runway 27L. After clearing the active the pilot stated the aircraft…
- [Incident 19990328017119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990328017119I), Mar 28, 1999: Cessna 140 (N89424), Hesperia, CA, Minor damage. (-5)According to police report, Mr. Smith stated that on takeoff aircraft did no respond. Prior to hitting bushes with left wing, engine was shut down, landing…

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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