# NTSB DEN84LA131: Cessna 140, N89740, Miller, SD, April 19, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 19, 1984, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Miller, SD
- Coordinates: 44.520801, -98.980079 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5208&lon=-98.9801&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84LA131
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16366/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA131

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

THE ACFT GROUND-LOOPED DURING THE PLT'S FIRST SOLO LANDING & THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF. THE CFI SAID THE STUDENT HAD MADE BETWEEN 30 TO 40 LANDINGS PRIOR TO THE SOLO FLT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89740](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89740), registered now, S/N 8789, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 8789
- Airframe hours: 7408
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Alan Schultz
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 2, 1984, 11 hours before
- Airport: IDO, Miller Muni., runway 13, 2,800 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840419013869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840419013869A), Apr 19, 1984: Cessna 140, Miller, SD, Substantial damage. Student lost control on first solo landing and ground looped . Side load broke off the right main gear.

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.

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