# NTSB investigations: Cessna 140, 2022

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 WPR23LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA021.md): Cessna 140 · Georgetown, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 20, 2022 · N55DC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control during an attempted go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion and a separation of the right main landing gear.
- [NTSB CEN23LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA001.md): Cessna 140 · Burnet, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 2, 2022 · N72794 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with an unexpected quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB ERA22LA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA432.md): Cessna 140 · Winterville, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 28, 2022 · N2509N · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor in the accident was the instructor’s delayed remedial action which resulted in an inability to recover the airplane from an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA22LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA389.md): Cessna 140 · Slocomb, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 27, 2022 · N76527 · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB WPR22LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA234.md): Cessna 140 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2022 · N2809N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instructions failure to maintain directional during the takeoff ground roll and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision.
- [NTSB ERA22FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA233.md): Cessna 140 · Wayne, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 20, 2022 · N76075 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack on final approach while conducting traditional short takeoff and landing operations in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin from which the pilot could not…
- [NTSB WPR22LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA178.md): Cessna 140 · Estancia, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 14, 2022 · N76190 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to land on an unsuitable surface which resulted in his loss of aircraft control.
- [NTSB CEN22LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA142.md): Cessna 140 · Kokomo, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 28, 2022 · N72831 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to perform the takeoff on the soft, wet, turf runway, with the tailwheel equipped airplane, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB ERA22LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA132.md): Cessna 140 · New Bern, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 11, 2022 · N2509N · Substantial damage
  > The loss of brake pressure on the left brake due to a failed O-ring seal.

## 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") = 2022
  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=2022

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