Cessna 140A N9667A
11 June 2003 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 June 2003 at about 05:00 local time, a Cessna 140A registered N9667A was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 05:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Goose Bay (Z40)
- Coordinates
- 61.3944, -149.8456
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140A
- Registration
- N9667A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC03LA058
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll of a short field landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported he was practicing short field landings in his tailwheel-equipped airplane on a gravel airstrip. He said he applied the brakes excessively during the landing roll, while the tailwheel was still off the ground. The airplane subsequently nosed over, and received structural damage to the vertical stabilizer.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2003 | Cessna 140 | Edwardsburg, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 2003 | Cessna 140 | Suffolk, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 2003 | Cessna 140 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2003 | Cessna 140 | Ridegway, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2003 | Cessna 140 | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2003 | Cessna 140 | Fryeburg, Maine, United States | Don Thibodwau | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2003 | Rockwell 500-S | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | State of Alaska Division of Forestry | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2003 | Williamson GLASTAR | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2003 | Cessna 206 | English Bay, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 2003 | Cloud-Wag Aero SPORTSMEN | Noatak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2003 | Cessna 401 | Gustavus, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-18 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |