- Date
- May 4, 1985, 11:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Jackson, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N76086Cessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850504017739A
- Case key
- 24718
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Planned approach - improperCause
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
Nose over
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
Private plt lost directional control of his tail wheel acft after landing on rwy 19, ground looped and nosed over in a ditch. Wind was from 270 degrees at 10 KTS with gusts to 15 KTS. He reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76086
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 10483
- Airframe hours
- 2,581
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Diana L. Marler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 17, 1984
- Departed
- 003 · San Andreas, CA
- Airport
- 070 · Westover Field, runway 19, 3,400 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1 in this make and model · 1,174 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SAC, 34 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.