Cessna 140 N76427
13 July 2000 · St. Francis, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 July 2000 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N76427 was involved in an accident near St. Francis, Minnesota, United States. One person was 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Francis, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.3899, -93.3793
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N76427
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cambridge → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI00LA199
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot selected to land in a field that was unsuitable for landing. A factor was the soft field.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported, 'I landed in a agricultural field next to my house. Near the end of my roll out a wheel sunk into a soft spot. I was unable to keep the tail down and the aircraft flipped on to it[s] back.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2000 | Cessna 140 | Alliance, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2000 | Cessna 140 | Red Lodge, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2000 | Cessna 140 | Sacramento, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2000 | Cessna 140 | Hunter, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2000 | Cessna 140 | Hayfork, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2000 | Cessna 140 | Turner, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-23-250 | Sandstone, Minnesota, United States | Robert S. Hansen | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2000 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Moorhead, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Apr 2000 | Cessna 170A | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 2000 | Cessna C310R | Hibbing, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2000 | Boeing 727-224 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Sun Country Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2000 | Piper PA-22-160 | Olivia, Minnesota, United States | Douglas J. Knudson | No injuries | - |