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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Rice Lake, WI · May 20, 2026

Date
May 20, 2026 · 18:20 local
Place
Rice Lake, WI
Airport
Rice Lake Regional/Carl'S Fld
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2307V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN26LA193
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C90 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
295 total16 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The airman was conducting a personal flight. The airman stated the flight was normal with no issues. Upon touchdown, the aircfaft veered off the left side of the runway, impacting a taxiway light and coming to rest on the nose.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRMAN STATED THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL WITH NO ISSUES. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCFAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTING A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND COMING TO REST ON THE NOSE.

NTSB investigation

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