Cessna 140 N1689V

Summary

On 19 July 1998 at about 14:05 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N1689V was involved in an accident near Gansevoort, New York, 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

19 July 1998 at 14:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Gansevoort, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Heber Airpark (NY76)

Coordinates

43.1898, -73.6391

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N1689V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ghent → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC98LA147

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to continue the landing attempt too far down the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot touched down about 2/3 the way down the active runway, then took off again when he felt he could not stop safely on the runway. During climbout, the airplane struck trees about 50 feet in height, and became entangled in them. It hung approximately 35 feet above the ground by the left main landing gear until lowered by rescuers.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.