# NTSB OAK79DVA16: Cessna 140, N89057, Tulare, CA, January 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1979
- Place: Tulare, CA · TULARE, CA
- Location: 36.2002° N, 119.3361° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulare, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2002&lon=-119.3361&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137729
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0074  79/1/26    TULARE,CA           CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1998
        TIME - 1420                    N89057              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALLAGHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULARE,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- DEPT RWY ON LNDG ROLL AFTER ENCOUNTERING WAKE TURBULENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N89057](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89057-1982-07-10), registration cancelled 1982-07-10, S/N 8061 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gallagher

## Other investigations on N89057 (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 OAK68D0363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0363), May 5, 1968: Cessna 140 (N89057), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage

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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