Cessna 140 N89120

Summary

On 5 November 2007 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N89120 was involved in an accident near Poultney, Vermont, 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.

Date

5 November 2007 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Poultney, Vermont, United States

Nearest airport

Coltey (NONE)

Coordinates

43.3500, -73.2333

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N89120

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bennington → Poultney

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN08CA026

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's attempt to land on an unimproved airstrip resulting in a ground loop/swerve. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's poor judgement in attempting to land on an unsuitable runway and the unsuitable runway conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot told an FAA inspector that he was constructing a runway on his property and was anxious to "try it out." When the airplane landed, the right wheel struck a rock and the airplane ground looped to the right. The pilot tried to recover and the airplane ground looped to the left. It eventually went down into a ditch. Both wings were crushed and the engine was pushed back into the cockpit. The FAA inspector said the runway was in no condition to accommodate aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.