# Accident 20151019017999A: Cessna 140, Fort Benton, MT, October 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2015, 17:50 local time
- Place: Fort Benton, MT
- Airport: Fort Benton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8442° N, 110.6369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT BENTON (79S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8442&lon=-110.6369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76001, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76001-2022-04-02) (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: LYCOMING O-290-D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,538 total, 1,538 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151019017999A

## Narrative

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

PIC LANDED RUNWAY 23 FORT BENTON, MT WITH ABOUT A 5-8 KNOT TAIL WIND, MADE A HARD LANDING AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST ON THE LEFT WING TIP.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N76001 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740609016749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609016749A), Jun 9, 1974: Cessna 140 (N76001), Townsend, MT, Substantial damage. Lnd on rough road in hay fld to remove tow rope.

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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