# NTSB NYC88LA009: Cessna 140, N2841N, New Milford, CT, October 18, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 18, 1987, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: New Milford, CT
- Location: 41.5692° N, 73.4621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CANDLELIGHT FARMS (11N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5692&lon=-73.4621&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA009
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36033/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA009

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE FLIGHT EN ROUTE WAS UNEVENTFUL; HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING AT NEW MILFORD, CT, THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER STRUCK THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY & THE PLANE NOSED OVER. THE PLT STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TOO HARSHLY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2841N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2841N-2018-03-02), registration cancelled 2018-03-02, S/N 13102 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 13102
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: S. B. Prudy & B. Bernstein
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 27, 1987
- Departed: DXR, DANBURY, CT
- Destination: 11F
- Airport: 11N, Candlelight Farms, runway 33, 2,600 × 250 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 142 total, 12 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 135 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °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 19871018060099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871018060099A), Oct 18, 1987: Cessna 140, New Milford, CT, Substantial damage. Too much braking after landing caused a nose over.

## Other investigations on N2841N (1)

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.

- [NTSB WPR15CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA073), Jan 1, 2015: Cessna 140 (N2841N), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for crosswind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in the loss of directional control and collision with terrain.

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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