Cessna 140 N77365

Summary

On 13 August 2021 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N77365 was involved in an accident near Greenville, Illinois, 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

13 August 2021 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Greenville, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Greenville Airport (GRE)

Coordinates

38.8362, -89.3789

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N77365

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA374

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during taxi which resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he conducted two normal full stop landings in the tailwheel equipped airplane. After the second landing he was taxiing back to park when the airplane ground looped. The propeller struck the ground, and the airplane nosed over. Both wings and the vertical stabilizer sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.