# Accident 20191216021579A: Cessna 140, Lancaster, CA, December 16, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2019, 14:45 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: William J Fox Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7386° N, 118.2164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7386&lon=-118.2164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4098N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4098N-2023-02-04) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,840 total, 105 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191216021579A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, HEADING WEST ON ALPHA WITH A GUSTY EAST TAILWIND.  AS A RESU.T OF THE SUDDEN APPLICATION OF BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY NOSED OVER, ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 WPR20CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA045), Dec 16, 2019: Cessna 140 (N4098N), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his use of excessive braking while taxiing.

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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