Cessna 140 N4214N
29 June 1993 · Juneau, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 June 1993 at about 02:46 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N4214N, operated by Garlock, Gordon, was involved in an accident near Juneau, Alaska, 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 02:46
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Juneau, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Juneau Airport (JNU)
- Coordinates
- 58.5798, -134.7710
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N4214N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Garlock, Gordon
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC93LA104
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF A CONVENTIONAL WHEELED AIRPLANE DURING A TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE LANDING, AND GROUND LOOPED. ON THE SAME DAY HE HAD BEEN PRACTICING LANDINGS IN A TRICYCLE WHEELED AIRPLANE. THE STUDENT HAD 28 HOURS TOTAL PILOT TIME.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 1993 | Cessna 140 | Salem, Oregon, United States | Cosentino, Joseph & Debora | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 May 1993 | Cessna 140 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Flensburg, Oscar | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1993 | Cessna 140 | Ramona, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1993 | Cessna 140 | Warren, Minnesota, United States | Roebke, Thaddeus F. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1993 | Cessna 140 | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | Richard E. Farley | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Oct 1993 | Cessna 140 | Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 31 Aug 1993 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Rainbow King, Inc | Fatal | 3 |
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