# NTSB investigations: Cessna 140, 1996

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 LAX97LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA077.md): Cessna 140 · Emigrant Gap, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 1996 · N76857 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's misjudgment of altitude/clearance while attempting a precautionary landing on a closed, snow covered runway.
- [NTSB IAD97LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA013.md): Cessna 140 · Wakefield, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1996 · N83N · Substantial damage
  > uncommanded operation of the parking brake, due to a missing tension spring, which resulted in locked brakes and subsequent nose over of the airplane during landing.
- [NTSB MIA96LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA178.md): Cessna 140 · Holt, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 1996 · N2102N · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s) during a go-around, which result in the aircraft being unable to climb above trees at the departure end of the runway.
- [NTSB ATL96LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA097.md): Cessna 140 · Jacksboro, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1996 · N72438 · Substantial damage
  > loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), which resutled in a forced landing and subsequent in-flight collision with trees and the terrain.
- [NTSB CHI96LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA196.md): Cessna 140 · Potter, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1996 · N3609V · Substantial damage
  > a fatigue fracture of the landing gear axle.
- [NTSB SEA96LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA105.md): Cessna 140 · Puyallup, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 1996 · N72344 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and failure to maintain runway alignment during a go-around. The pilot's improper flare for landing was a related factor.
- [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 ATL96LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA072.md): Cessna 140 · Elkin, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 1996 · N89297 · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve.
- [NTSB CHI96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA111.md): Cessna 140 · Ulysses, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1996 · N76632 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, and his improper use of brakes and elevator control, while aborting the takeoff. A factor relating to the accident was the gusty wind condition.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1996
  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&year=1996

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