Cessna 140 N9198Z
30 December 2006 · Van Nuys, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 December 2006 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N9198Z was involved in an accident near Van Nuys, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Van Nuys, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Van Nuys (VNY)
- Coordinates
- 34.2164, -118.4944
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N9198Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Los Angeles → Van Nuys
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX07LA081
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Failure of the pilot under instruction to maintain directional control of the airplane and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing rollout, directional control of the conventional gear airplane was lost, and it moved from left to right on the runway. As the airplane began to veer off to the right side of the runway, the certified flight instructor (CFI) applied left rudder in an attempt to return the airplane back to runway centerline. The airplane continued off the runway and was headed towards an airport sign when the CFI applied the brakes. The airplane went up on its nose and structural damage was incurred to the firewall and adjacent structural members. Both pilots reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. The accident was reported 2 months later, following routine maintenance surveillance at the airport by an FAA airworthiness inspector.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 140 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2006 | Cessna 140 | Vienna, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 2006 | Cessna 140 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | John Trotter | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Cessna 140 | Cunningham, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 2006 | Cessna 140 | Pageland, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2007 | Cessna 140 | Poultney, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2007 | Cessna 140 | Grant, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,576 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2006 | Beechcraft A36 | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2006 | Learjet 55 | Van Nuys, California, United States | Clay Lacy Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 2006 | Beechcraft D95A | Gilroy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Oct 2006 | Boeing 737-790 | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 2006 | Williams BOWERS FLY BABY-1A | Oakdale, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2006 | Cessna 152 | Prunedale, California, United States | United Flight Services | Minor injuries | - |