# Accident 20230529014219A: Cessna 140A, Santa Teresa, NM, May 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2023, 11:25 local time
- Place: Santa Teresa, NM
- Airport: Donna Ana County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8804° N, 106.7032° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8804&lon=-106.7032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1126D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1126D) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230529014219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED EL PASO (ELP) FOR DONNA ANNA (DNA). WIND WAS REPORTED AS 310 DEGREES AT 10-16 KTS, LANDING ON RUNWAY 28. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED, EXITED THE RUNWAY AND HAD A PROP STRIKE.

## 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 WPR23LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA206), May 29, 2023: Cessna 140A (N1126D), Santa Teresa, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control after encountering a dust devil during landing.

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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