Cessna 140 N77143

Summary

On 22 June 2024 at about 10:10 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N77143 was involved in an accident near Schriever, Louisiana, 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.

Date

22 June 2024 at 10:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Schriever, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Thibodaux Muni (L83)

Coordinates

29.7476, -90.8332

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N77143

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houma → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA237

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadvertent application of the toe brakes during the takeoff roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who was receiving tailwheel instruction, reported that during the takeoff roll, he overcorrected for runway alignment and inadvertently applied the toe brakes. The airplane nosed over, came to rest inverted, and sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.