Cessna 140 N76190

Summary

On 19 February 2000 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N76190 was involved in an accident near Weir, Texas, 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

19 February 2000 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Weir, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Hoopes Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N76190

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

FTW00LA085

1 person had minor injuries.

The delayed aborted takeoff by the pilot. Factors were the pilot's intentional ground loop/swerve and the tail wind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot attempted to takeoff from his private 1,600-foot grass airstrip (runway 18) with a 'strong' tailwind. The pilot stated that the winds were from 360 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots, and were stronger than he anticipated. He aborted the takeoff prior to the airplane becoming airborne at approximately the midpoint of the runway. During the aborted takeoff, the pilot initiated a right turn to avoid a fence at the departure end of the runway. The airplane skidded left, the left main gear collapsed, and the airplane departed the right side of the runway coming to rest upright in a grass field.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.