# Accident 20140705010759A: Cessna 140, Parma, NY, July 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2014, 12:11 local time
- Place: Parma, NY
- Airport: West Ridge Road Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2228° N, 77.8122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2228&lon=-77.8122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76850, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76850) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,687 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140705010759A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1211 LOCAL TIME ON 7/5/2014, N76850, A 1946 CESSNA 140 S/N 11284, WAS ATTEMPTING A DOWN WIND, RIGHT HAND QUARTERING TAILWIND, LANDING FROM THE NORTH AT WEST RIDGE ROAD AIRPORT (7NK4) A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY NORTH OF THE WINDSOCK ANGLED TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AS EVIDENCED BY TIRE MARKS IN THE GRASS. JUST SOUTH OF THE WINDSOCK THE TIRE MARKS DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR AGAIN SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTING EAST-WEST RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT TIRE IN THE TALL WEEDS EAST OF THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT TIRE OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED INTO AN ADJACENT WHEAT FIELD AND FLIPPED TAIL OVER PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON A MAGNETIC COMPASS HEADING OF 356 DEGREES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FOUND BY FIRST RESPONDERS, EXPIRED, HANGING UPSIDE DOWN, PARTIALLY OUT OF THE 4 POINT SEAT BELT HARNESS WITH A HEAD WOUND. THERE WAS NO FIRE. WEATHER AT THE TIME AS REPORTED AT KROC WAS 300 AT 9KTS GUSTS TO 16KTS. RUNWAY DIRECTION IS 18 AND 36.

## 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 ERA14FA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA327), Jul 5, 2014: Cessna 140 (N76850), Parma, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the severity of the pilot's injuries was the failure…

## Other reports on N76850 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900804033749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900804033749A), Aug 4, 1990: Cessna 140 (N76850), Middlesex, NY, Substantial damage. Landed long and fast on short runway. Ran off end into tall grass and nosed over.

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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