Cessna 140 N2559N
8 April 1987 · Eldon, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 April 1987 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N2559N was involved in an accident near Eldon, 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 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eldon, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eldon Model Airpark (H79)
- Coordinates
- 38.3506, -92.5708
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N2559N
- 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 → Eldon
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC87LA101
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
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WINDS WERE LIGHT PRIOR TO THE FINAL APPROACH, BUT A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED DURING THE FLARE, RUNNING OUT OF AIRSPEED WHILE IN A FULL-STALL/THREE-POINT ATTITUDE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH MAIN GEARS BROKE IN RAPID SUCCESSION, GENERALLY ABOUT THE MID-STRUT STEP MOUNT AREA OF THE LEAF SPRING GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND THE RIGHT WING TIP. A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR REVEALED THE DAMAGE TO BE A BRITTLE FRACTURE, JUST BELOW THE STEP MOUNTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1987 | Cessna 140 | Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States | George Abner Benson | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1987 | Cessna 140 | Jesup, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1987 | Cessna 140 | Waco, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1987 | Cessna 140 | Ankeny, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1987 | Cessna 140 | Sawyer, North Dakota, United States | Robert L. Erickson | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1987 | Cessna 140 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 1987 | Cessna 182J | Archie, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1987 | Beechcraft BE-58 | Houston, Missouri, United States | Paramount Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Cessna 150F | Fremont, Missouri, United States | Ruth Nickie | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1987 | Fairchild SA-227 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Resort Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 152 | Kirksville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1987 | Thorp T-18 | Bowling Green, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |