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FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Yuma, AZ · January 1, 2015

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Date
January 1, 2015 · 16:28 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2841N
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR15CA073
Reported as
Cessna 140
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total100 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N2841NRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2018 · Cessna 140S/N 13102Airframe modelCessna 140

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On January 1, 2015 privacy data omitted operated N2841N (Cessna 140 serial #13102) attempting to takeoff from a private dirt runway located south of Yuma, Arizona. The runway is a dirt farm road that is approximately three feet higher than the adjacent crop fields and tracks east-west. The pilot applied takeoff power, lost control of the aircraft and failed to keep the aircraft on the runway. The aircraft veered to the right (south) off of the dirt runway into a crop field; the aircraft crossed multiple crop rows eventually impacting an irrigation pipe with the left main tire which resulted in the aircraft flipping over.

? The aircraft sustained substantial damage to its flight control surfaces, fuselage, engine, and propeller.

? The current FAA aircraft registration document (ac form 8050-3) was not on board the aircraft at the time of the investigation. The registration on board the aircraft was issued January 26, 2001.

? The airworthiness certificate was onboard the aircraft, the certificate contained an issue date of January 4, 1957.

? Maintenance records indicate that the aircraft received an annual inspection on October 5th, 2014 with a tachometer time of 1680.37. On January 6, 2015 the tachometer time read 1682.64. The maintenance records did not indicate any anomalies that would support further investigation of the work performed in October 2014.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 1, 2015 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED N2841N (CESSNA 140 SERIAL #13102) ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE DIRT RUNWAY LOCATED SOUTH OF YUMA, ARIZONA. THE RUNWAY IS A DIRT FARM ROAD THAT IS APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET HIGHER THAN THE ADJACENT CROP FIELDS AND TRACKS EAST-WEST. THE PILOT APPLIED TAKEOFF POWER, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FAILED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT (SOUTH) OFF OF THE DIRT RUNWAY INTO A CROP FIELD; THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED MULTIPLE CROP ROWS EVENTUALLY IMPACTING AN IRRIGATION PIPE WITH THE LEFT MAIN TIRE WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER.

? THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES, FUSELAGE, ENGINE, AND PROPELLER.

? THE CURRENT FAA AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION DOCUMENT (AC FORM 8050-3) WAS NOT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE REGISTRATION ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WAS ISSUED JANUARY 26, 2001.

? THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT, THE CERTIFICATE CONTAINED AN ISSUE DATE OF JANUARY 4, 1957.

? MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON OCTOBER 5TH, 2014 WITH A TACHOMETER TIME OF 1680.37. ON JANUARY 6, 2015 THE TACHOMETER TIME READ 1682.64. THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS DID NOT INDICATE ANY ANOMALIES THAT WOULD SUPPORT FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE WORK PERFORMED IN OCTOBER 2014.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR15CA073Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportYuma, AZThe pilot's failure to compensate for crosswind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in the loss of directional control and collision with terrain.Jan 1, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2841N · 1

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

Accident 19871018060099ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · New Milford, CTToo much braking after landing caused a nose over.Oct 18, 1987 · Substantial damage