# NTSB investigations: Cessna 140, ME

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA25LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA304.md): Cessna 140 · Rangeley, ME · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 8, 2025 · N89351 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB ERA10CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA469.md): Cessna 140 · Levant, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 6, 2010 · N3650V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB NYC03LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA055.md): Cessna 140 · Fryeburg, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2003 · N76897 · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight encounter with carburetor ice, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during a simulated engine failure.
- [NTSB NYC00LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA168.md): Cessna 140 · Turner, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 2000 · N2063N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after landing. A factor in this accident was the high grass along the runway edge which disguised an embankment.
- [NTSB NYC96LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA091.md): Cessna 140 · Houlton, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1996 · N2001N · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to select the fullest fuel tank prior to takeoff which resulted in fuel starvation during the initial takeoff climb.
- [NTSB NYC95LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA006.md): Cessna 140 · Farmington, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1994 · N2450V · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC71FFG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FFG04.md): Cessna 140 · Norridgewock, ME · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 14, 1970 · N3650V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC69F0386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0386.md): Cessna 140 · Biddeford, ME · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 30, 1969 · N76527 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC69F0376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0376.md): Cessna 140 · Biddeford, ME · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 6, 1969 · N2140N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC69D0065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0065.md): Cessna 140 · Bethel, ME · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 11, 1968 · N1885V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC68D0356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0356.md): Cessna 140 · Milo, ME · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 20, 1968 · N89261 · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'ME' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071602', '2071603'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071602&state=ME

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