Cessna 140A N3788V

Summary

On 26 June 1996 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 140A registered N3788V was involved in an accident near Edinboro, Pennsylvania, 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.

Date

26 June 1996 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Edinboro, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Willow (97PA)

Coordinates

41.8798, -80.1694

Aircraft

Cessna 140A

Registration

N3788V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Meadville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC96LA132

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose over. The tailwind was a related factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was on his first flight to this private airstip. During touchdown, the airplane landed hard and nosed over. According to the pilot, he 'spent about one-half hour locating the field . . . made a low pass to inspect runway, then flew pattern to land. I had been advised runway was uphill to the east, so landed with slight quartering tailwind. I was high on approach, so I side-slipped to lose altitude. When I kicked the airplane out of the slip. I had insufficient airspeed to totally arrest descent, and landed very hard and flipped over.' The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.