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Cessna 140A N5382C

12 October 1985 · Pacific, Missouri, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 October 1985 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 140A registered N5382C was involved in an accident near Pacific, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Pacific, Missouri, United States
Nearest airport
Damphu Acres
Coordinates
38.4702, -90.7507
Aircraft
Cessna 140A
Registration
N5382C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
St. Louis → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC86LA009

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

THE AIRPLANE HAD ROLLED FOR 100 FEET WHEN THE LEFT WHEEL HIT A MOUND OF DIRT LEFT BY A POCKED GOPHER. THE WHEELPANT BRACKET CONTACTED THE TIRE AND ACTED AS A BRAKE. AIRPLANE NOSED FORWARD TO THE INVERTED POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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