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Cessna 140 N2006V

23 January 2007 · Murrieta, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 January 2007 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N2006V was involved in an accident near Murrieta, 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 21:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Murrieta, California, United States
Nearest airport
French Valley (F70)
Coordinates
33.5742, -117.1286
Aircraft
Cessna 140
Registration
N2006V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Upland → Murrieta
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA07CA054

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's excessive application of brakes during taxi after landing, resulting in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, after landing on runway 36 and while exiting the runway onto a taxiway, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot stated that he probably hit the toe brakes or a gust of wind blew the airplane over. There is no official weather reporting station at the airport; however, in his written statement the pilot said that the winds were light and variable.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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