# Accident 20240413003359A: Cessna 140, Holt, FL, April 13, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2024, 09:03 local time
- Place: Holt, FL
- Airport: Yellow River Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6864° N, 86.7476° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6864&lon=-86.7476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4064N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4064N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12F (registry code 17125, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85-12F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240413003359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES THAT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO THE GRASS STRIP,  HE MISMANAGED HIS SINK RATE.  AS A RESULT, UPON TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.  NO INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT IS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA24LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA180), Apr 13, 2024: Cessna 140 (N4064N), Holt, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during the landing approach, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose over of the airplane.

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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