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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Cedar Moutain, UT · June 25, 2023

Date: June 25, 2023 · 11:30 local
Place: Cedar Moutain, UT
Airport: Cedar Mountain
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2358V
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR23LA240
Reported as: Cessna 140
Reported engine: Continental C90 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total300 in this make and model155 in the last 90 days

N2358VRegistered now · Cessna 140S/N 14594 · Built 1948 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot departed from the Cedar Mountain Airport, a back country airport located at 7500'MSL. During takeoff rotation and climbout from runway 31, the aircraft was unable to continue climbing flight resulting in the aircraft settling back to the ground off runway, where both aircraft wings struck trees resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot and passenger were uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM THE CEDAR MOUNTAIN AIRPORT, A BACK COUNTRY AIRPORT LOCATED AT 7500'MSL. DURING TAKEOFF ROTATION AND CLIMBOUT FROM RUNWAY 31, THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE CLIMBING FLIGHT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLING BACK TO THE GROUND OFF RUNWAY, WHERE BOTH AIRCRAFT WINGS STRUCK TREES RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR23LA240Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCedar Mountain, UTThe pilot’s decision to depart with a high density altitude, which degraded the airplane’s climb performance and resulted in an impact with trees.Jun 25, 2023 · Substantial damage