Cessna 140 N76907
26 September 1987 · San Ysidro, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 September 1987 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N76907, operated by Timothy M. Leonard, was involved in an accident near San Ysidro, New Mexico, 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Ysidro, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.5497, -106.7705
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N76907
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Timothy M. Leonard
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Los Lunas → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA244
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
THE PLT AND PAX WERE ON A LCL SIGHTSEEING FLT. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN FLYING LOW AND SLOW AT A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND DID NOT COOL OFF AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. THE ACFT BALLOONED AND TOUCHED DOWN OVER A RISE IN THE ROAD. ACFT CRESTED A SECOND HILL AND COLLIDED WITH A CATTLE GUARD AND GATE. POST CRASH EXAM REVEALED OIL DIPSTICK WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED AND OIL ESCAPED FROM OIL FILLER TUBE.
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 | - |
| 8 Apr 1987 | Cessna 140 | Eldon, Missouri, 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 | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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