Cessna 140 N76601

Summary

On 23 July 1998 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N76601 was involved in an accident near Falls City, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 July 1998 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Falls City, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Brenner Field (FNB)

Coordinates

40.0595, -95.5895

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N76601

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA272

1 person had minor injuries.

the main landing gear leg fracturing and separating from the portion mounted to the fuselage for undetermined reasons.

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

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During the tailwheel airplane's landing roll, its left landing gear leg fractured and separated where the entrance step bolt hole goes through the leg. The airplane ground looped to the left. During the ground loop event the pilot's seat belt mounting bracket separated and the pilot was ejected through the left door. The seat belt mount was made from aluminum rather than the steel the manufacturer said it should have been made from. Fracture surfaces on the separated gear leg show a grainy surface texture. All 4 edges had shear lips on them. There was a series of small arrowhead shapes originating from the gear's leading edge and progressing aft to a point about midway between the bolt hole and leading edge.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.