Cessna 140 N2040N
3 December 1981 · Cottonwood, Arizona, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 3 December 1981 at about 17:35 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N2040N was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Cottonwood, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cottonwood, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cottonwood Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N2040N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Prescott, Az → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3492
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
1 1/2GAL FUEL IN L TK,5GAL IN R TK, FUEL SEL ON LTK.2GAL UNUSABLE IN EACH TK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1981 | Cessna 140 | Freer, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1981 | Cessna 140 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1981 | Cessna 140 | Newry, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1981 | Cessna 140 | San Rafael, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1981 | Cessna 140A | St Cloud, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1981 | Cessna 140 | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |