NTSB investigations: Cessna 140, 2008

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 140. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations: Cessna 140, 2008 per year, 1964–2026: 1,320 cases
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2008
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071602', '2071603'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB WPR09CA058Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Preston, IDThe pilot's misjudged flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose over.Dec 17, 2008 · N4008N · Substantial damageNTSB CHI08CA127Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Burlington, WIA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude at the time of the loss of engine power.May 9, 2008 · N89307 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC08CA120Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Dayton, TNThe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Mar 2, 2008 · N3536V · Substantial damageNTSB CHI08CA087Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Poplar Grove, ILThe left wing skin "fabric patch" separated from the wing ribs and spars for an undetermined reason.Feb 23, 2008 · N3527V · Substantial damageNTSB NYC08CA125Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Halls, TNThe flight instructor's inadequate remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Feb 19, 2008 · N2086V · Substantial damageNTSB SEA08CA075Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Logan, UTThe dual-student's excessive brake application, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.Feb 9, 2008 · N72957 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI08LA080Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Grand Meadow, MNThe pilot's continued visual flight into an area of known instrument meteorological conditions in an airplane not equipped for instrument flight, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at low altitude.Feb 8, 2008 · N3537V · Substantial damage