# NTSB ANC25LA113: Cessna 140A, N9410A, Los Banos, CA, September 27, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 27, 2025, 15:35 local (22:35 UTC) - Place: Los Banos, CA · runway/airport enviornment - Coordinates: 37.058333, -120.8685 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0583&lon=-120.8685&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 22, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 201752 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC25LA113 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/201752/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=201752 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA113 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind, resulting in a ground loop and nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 140A, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2071604), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 140A, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2071604), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 140A, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2071604), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 140A, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2071604), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 140A, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2071604), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he diverted to an airport to make an en route fuel stop, but did not utilize the available weather products, which would have alerted him to the strong windy conditions at the airport. The pilot then selected Runway 32, requiring a correction for a strong left crosswind. During the landing roll, the airplane ground looped then subsequently nosed over on the paved runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9410A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9410A), registered now, S/N 15231, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A - Registry model: [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (registry code 2071604) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 15231 - Year built: 1949 - Airframe hours: 3229.4 - Engines: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES 90 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2025, 1,937 hours before - Departed: CA34, Esparto, CA - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: LSN, Los Banos Muni, runway 32, 3,801 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 5, 2025; seat: left; flight hours: 2,043.4 total, 240.5 in this make and model, 1,877.9 as pilot in command, 29.7 in the last 90 days, 13.7 in the last 30 days, 3.8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 20 knots, gusting 5 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 69 °F - Turbulence: Light - METAR: SA 27/09/2025 23:35-> METAR KCVH 272335Z AUTO 27009KT 10SM OVC016 20/15 A2988 RMK A01= ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20250927014669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250927014669I), Sep 27, 2025: Cessna 140A, Los Banos, CA, Minor damage. On landing, the PIC experienced heavy cross winds and caused the aircraft to ground loop. ## Other investigations on N9410A (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ANC66D0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0039), Aug 7, 1965: Cessna 140A (N9410A), Kenai, AK, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 22, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=201752. 46.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 44.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19404829&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC25LA113%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19405572&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC25LA113%20Photos-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.