# NTSB investigations: Cessna 140, 2003

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 IAD04CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA002.md): Cessna 140 · Ridegway, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 7, 2003 · N2370N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper pre-flight planning, which resulted in an engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CHI04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA004.md): Cessna 140 · Waterloo, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 2003 · N72701 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in his failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing. A factor associated with the accident was the strong, gusty wind condition.
- [NTSB CHI03LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA282.md): Cessna 140 · Edwardsburg, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 2003 · N140GS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the power line during his low level cruise. Factors were the power transmission line, the lake, and low altitude flight.
- [NTSB CHI03LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA253.md): Cessna 140 · Morrilton, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 2003 · N72971 · Substantial damage
  > The deterioration of the fuel line resulting in fuel contamination and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ANC03CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA081.md): Cessna 140 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 21, 2003 · N72860 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane and excessive application of the airplane brakes during the landing roll that resulted in the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB CHI03LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA206.md): Cessna 140 · Sullivan, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 2003 · N2180V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions resulting in a loss of directional control. A factor contributing to the accident was the crosswind.
- [NTSB CHI03LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA191.md): Cessna 140 · Ludington, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 2003 · N89360 · Substantial damage
  > The maintenance personnel's improper installation of the landing gear axle, which resulted in the separation of the axle from the landing gear.
- [NTSB NYC03LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA102.md): Cessna 140 · Suffolk, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 2003 · N72942 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of his altitude from the wheat field during the execution of a go-around.
- [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.

## 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") = 2003
  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=2003

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