# Accident 20190908012769A: Cessna 140, Lakeview, SD, September 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2019, 20:00 local time
- Place: Lakeview, SD
- Airport: Owners Grass Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0394° N, 100.8055° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0394&lon=-100.8055&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73000, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73000-2021-02-04) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190908012769A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 08, 2019 AT OR NEAR DARK, POSSIBLY BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM, ( THE WRECKAGE WAS NOT LOCATED UNTIL THE MORNING OF SEPT 9, 2019), A CESSNA 140 OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT WHILE ON APPROACH TO THE FARM/RANCH GRASS STRIP AFTER BEING OUT CHECKING THE IRRIGATION WATER TANKS. WEATHER REVIEW INDICATED IT WAS CLOUDY AND OVERCAST, THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT HELD A STUDENT PILOTS CERTIFICATE ONLY. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE VANDERWEY FARM/RANCH ON SEPT. 8, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800.

## 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 CEN19FA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA307), Sep 8, 2019: Cessna 140 (N73000), Lakeview, SD, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack, an aerodynamic stall, and subsequent impact with terrain,…

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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