Cessna 140 N3650V

Summary

On 6 September 2010 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N3650V was involved in an accident near Levant, Maine, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 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

6 September 2010 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Levant, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Griffin Field Leavant (NONE)

Coordinates

44.8694, -68.9758

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N3650V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bangor → Levant

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA10CA469

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to a witness the airplane touched down and lifted off, but did not appear to gain much altitude. Near the end of the runway, the airplane wavered right and then left before the left wing struck the ground. As a result of the impact, the fuselage, left wing, firewall, and elevator incurred substantial damage. The pilot stated that he could not recall the events that transpired during the accident sequence; he reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.