# Accident 20200205005399A: Cessna 140A, Columbia, CA, February 5, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2020, 18:06 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0306° N, 120.4144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0306&lon=-120.4144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9474A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9474A-2020-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200205005399A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 5, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:06 HOURS LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT N9474A A CESSNA 140A WAS FLYING FROM HARRIS RANCH AIRPORT TO THE COLUMBIA, CA (O22). WHEN ON APPROACH TO LAND AT COLUMBIA IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A TREE AND CRASHED. THERE WERE 2 SOULS ON BOARD BOTH WERE FATALITIES.

## 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 WPR20FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA086), Feb 6, 2020: Cessna 140 (N9474A), Sonora, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during approach for landing.

## Other reports on N9474A (1)

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

- [Accident 19821003050399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003050399A), Oct 3, 1982: Cessna 140A (N9474A), Wickenburg, AZ, Substantial damage. Ballooned on wheel landing. Veered off runway heading on a attempted go around. Unable to outclimb 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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