# NTSB LAX80DVA49: Cessna 140, N555PP, Bakersfield, CA, June 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1980
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVA49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1444  80/6/22  NR.BAKERSFIELD,CA     CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 228
        TIME - 1845                    N555PP              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 203 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COSTERISAN FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BAKERSFIELD,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- ALUMINUM SEAT BELT TIEDWN FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N555PP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Costerisan Farm

## 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 19800622021959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800622021959A), Jun 22, 1980: Cessna 140, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Braked too hard landing, pushed yoke forward trying to get off brakes. Seat belt failed. Thrown forward. Nosed over

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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