# NTSB NYC83LA181: Cessna 140, N3644V, Londonderry, VT, July 16, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 16, 1983, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Londonderry, VT
- Location: 43.2301° N, 72.8080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Londonderry, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2301&lon=-72.8080&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): 35233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA181
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35233/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA181

## 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
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING A LANDING ON RWY 23, THE ACFT DIFTED OFF THE RWY WHEN HE DID NOT ALLOW FOR A X-WIND. A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. HOWEVER, THE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED A MOUND OF DIRT & THE ACFT NOSED OVER WHILE IT WAS AT FULL THROTTLE. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERD SOME BRUSH BEFORE IT HIT THE MOUND OF DIRT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE EAST AT 15, GUSTING 25 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3644V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3644V-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N 14915, built 1948 (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: 19415
- Airframe hours: 2104
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-90 90 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Armand R. Diliberto
- Registered owner: Unregistered
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, June 2, 1983
- Departed: VT05, LONDONDERRY, VT
- Airport: VT05, No. Windham, runway 23, 2,000 × 75 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 83 total, 83 in this make and model, 58 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F

## 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 19830716033749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830716033749A), Jul 16, 1983: Cessna 140, Londonderry, VT, Substantial damage. Bounced on crosswind landing. Tried to go around. Drifted off runway. Struck a dirt mound and overturned.

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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