- Date
- March 20, 1986, 15:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Newburyport, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2643NCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860320007359A
- Case key
- 30314
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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.
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Terrain condition - wetFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Analysis
While taxiing on a grass taxiway, the acft contacted a soft spot in the grass and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2643N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12901
- Airframe hours
- 5,195
- Engine
- Continental C-90, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Steven D.Lebel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 14, 1985
- Airport
- Plum Island
N2643NRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2012 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 212 total · 7 in this make and model · 204 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2643N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.