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Cessna 140 N90061

4 March 1990 · Brinkley, Arkansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 March 1990 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N90061 was involved in an accident near Brinkley, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Brinkley, Arkansas, United States
Nearest airport
Federer (M36)
Coordinates
34.8802, -91.1793
Aircraft
Cessna 140
Registration
N90061
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Camden → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC90LA060

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING NOT PERFORMED AND PORPOISE ENCOUNTERED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND HIS NEWLY PURCHASED TAILWHEEL ACFT, HE HIT HARD, BOUNCED, THEN LANDED HARD AGAIN. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS TORN OFF AND THE ACFT SPUN AROUND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING. THE PLT HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF 11.5 HOURS IN THIS TYPE OF TAIL WHEEL ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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