Cessna 140 N89482
4 May 1971 · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 May 1971 at about 15:50 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N89482 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Turf
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N89482
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1781
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TAILWHEEL LINKAGE FOUND CROSSED CAUSING FULL L RUDDER DEFLECTION.PLT HAD MADE 360 TURN PRIOR TKOF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1971 | Cessna 140 | Parker Dam, California, United States | William H Shul | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1971 | Cessna 140 | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1971 | Cessna 140A | Woodstock, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1971 | Cessna 140 | Tigard, Oregon, United States | NK Grimstad | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1971 | Cessna 140 | N Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1971 | Cessna 140 | Lamoni, Iowa, United States | Kevin D Omstea | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |