# NTSB GAA26WA175: Cessna 140, N2187V, Región de Antofagasta, Chile, April 26, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: April 26, 2026, 08:29 local (12:29 UTC)
- Place: Región de Antofagasta, Chile
- Coordinates: -23.444444, -70.445
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-23.4444&lon=-70.4450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA26WA175
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202890/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA175

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 49 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2187V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2187V), registered now, S/N 14416 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 14416
- Engines: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES 95 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: International Air Services Inc Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Airport: SCFA, Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport, runway 19
- Equipment: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Day

## Other investigations on N2187V (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 NYC76DHA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHA14), Oct 1, 1975: Cessna 140 (N2187V), New Milford, PA, substantial damage

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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