# Incident 20250927014669I: Cessna 140A, Los Banos, CA, September 27, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2025, 16:00 local time
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Airport: Los Banos Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0583° N, 120.8685° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0583&lon=-120.8685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9410A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9410A) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,043 total, 240 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250927014669I

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING, THE PIC EXPERIENCED HEAVY CROSS WINDS AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP.

## 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 ANC25LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA113), Sep 27, 2025: Cessna 140A (N9410A), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind, resulting in a ground loop and nose over.

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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