# NTSB LAX77FUG28: Cessna 140, N2430N, Redlands, CA, January 30, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 30, 1977
- Place: Redlands, CA · REDLANDS, CA
- Location: 34.0556° N, 117.1825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redlands, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0556&lon=-117.1825&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156866
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0122  77/1/30    REDLANDS,CA         CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 125
        TIME - 0900                    N2430N              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDLANDS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDLANDS,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PROSPECTIVE BUYER OVER APPLIED RUDDER & BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2430N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2430N), registered now, S/N 12682, built 1947 (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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redlands Muni

## 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 19770130001739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770130001739A), Jan 30, 1977: Cessna 140, Redlands, CA, Substantial damage. Prospective buyer over applied rudder & brakes.

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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