# NTSB NYC85LA046: Cessna 140, N77110, Burlington, VT, December 21, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 21, 1984, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Location: 44.4720° N, 73.1533° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PATRICK LEAHY BURLINGTON INTL (BTV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4720&lon=-73.1533&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35817
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85LA046
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35817/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA046

## 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
  - directional control - not maintained (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE ACFT SKIDDED & VEERED LEFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, & SUBSEQUENTLY, IT NOSED OVER ON THE RWY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N77110 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 11568
- Airframe hours: 3274
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Andrew Tuthill
- Registered owner: Tuthill, Andrew
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 23, 1984
- Departed: 2B9, POST MILLS, VT
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: BTV, Burlington, runway 1, 3,602 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 803 total, 20 in this make and model, 663 as pilot in command, 79 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 40° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 14 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19841221068419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841221068419A), Dec 21, 1984: Cessna 140, Burlington, VT, Substantial damage. During landing roll, aircraft veered left due to skidding and flipped over inverted.

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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