# Accident 20130507007889A: Cessna 140, Glenwood Spring, CO, May 7, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2013, 11:00 local time
- Place: Glenwood Spring, CO
- Airport: Glenwood Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5061° N, 107.3089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5061&lon=-107.3089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89983, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89983-2018-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130507007889A

## Narrative

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

N89983, C-140, ON LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT OVER. NO ATC SERVICES. 2 ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. DAMAGE REPORTED TO PROP, TAIL RUDDER.

## 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 CEN13CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA266), May 7, 2013: Cessna 140 (N89983), Glenwood Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll and his excessive use of right brake, which resulted in a noseover.

## Other reports on N89983 (1)

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

- [Incident 20150823015309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150823015309I), Aug 23, 2015: Cessna 140 (N89983), Franktown, CO, Minor damage. On 8/23/2015, N89983, Cessna 140 encountered gusty winds during landing to an unimproved private runway in Franktown, CO, resulting in the aircraft flipping on…

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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