Cessna 140 N89262
13 August 1978 · Mesa, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1978 at about 10:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N89262 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Mesa, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mesa, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Falcon Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N89262
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2224
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
RUDDER CONTROL CABLE WAS CHAFED THEN BROKE WITH APPLIED RUDDER PRESSURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 1978 | Cessna 140 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1978 | Cessna 140 | Winters, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1978 | Cessna 140 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1978 | Cessna 140A | Concord, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1978 | Cessna 140 | Groveland, Florida, United States | Classic Flyers | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Cessna 140 | Plainville, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
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| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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