Cessna 140 N89036
2 January 1994 · Espanola, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 January 1994 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N89036 was involved in an accident near Espanola, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Espanola, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Espanola (Q14)
- Coordinates
- 36.0001, -106.0609
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N89036
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Los Alamos → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW94LA062
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
WAS THE DUAL STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT, THE STUDENT PILOT MADE THREE GOOD LANDINGS. ON THE FOURTH LANDING, AS THE AIRPLANE STARTED ITS LANDING ROLL, IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ONTO ROUGH TERRAIN, AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER, BUT IT HAD NO EFFECT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1994 | Cessna 140 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Moore, Charles D. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1994 | Cessna 140 | Celina, Tennessee, United States | Vassilev, James H. | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jul 1994 | Cessna 140 | Lomax, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1994 | Cessna 140 | Warner Springs, California, United States | Daniel J. Moriarty | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1994 | Cessna 140 | Kent, Washington, United States | Hill, Mark A. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1994 | Cessna 140 | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | Harrell's Aviation Service | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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