# Accident 20230425006189A: Cessna 140, Nyssa, OR, April 25, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2023, 19:20 local time
- Place: Nyssa, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7746° N, 117.0315° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7746&lon=-117.0315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N140D) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 716 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230425006189A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF LEFT WING HIT TREE, AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND CRASHED.

## 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 WPR23LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA168), Apr 26, 2023: Cessna 140 (N140D), Nyssa, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed on takeoff that resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with trees.

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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