Cessna 140 N3583V

Summary

On 9 July 2000 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N3583V was involved in an accident near Alliance, Ohio, 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

9 July 2000 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Alliance, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Barber (2D1)

Coordinates

40.9108, -81.1100

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N3583V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Elyria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC00LA194

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper decision to abort the takeoff. A factor in this accident was the dark night conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was departing a 2,088 foot-long, turf runway, in night visual meteorological conditions. The pilot stated that the airplane accelerated normally; however, he felt uncomfortable not being able to see the tree line at the end of the runway and described his view as, 'looking into a black hole.' When the airplane was about three-quarters of the way down the runway, he elected to abort the takeoff. During the aborted takeoff, he applied heavy braking; however, the airplane entered an area of mud located at the end of the runway, and nosed over. The pilot reported 315 hours of total fight experience, of which, about 70 hours were in make and model. Additionally, the pilot had accumulated 15.3 hours of night flight experience; which included about 1 hour of night flight time and five night takeoffs and landings during the 20 days prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.