Cessna 140 accident near Parma, NY
On July 5, 2014, a Cessna 140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Parma, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 5, 2014
- Place
- Parma, NY
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.223°N, 77.812°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140705X44414
Official records · ERA14FA327
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 5, 2014, about 1211 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 140; N76850 was substantially damaged when it nosed over during a runway excursion after landing at Ridge Road West Airport (7NK4), Parma, New York. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight, conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to an employee who worked at a restaurant located on the south side of 7NK4, , he first observed the tailwheel equipped airplane doing touch and go landings on Runway 18. He did not observed the airplane again until about 1245, when he saw the airplane upside down next to the east side of runway 18, and called 911. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONAccording to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, the 88-year-old pilot held a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land, airplane single-engine sea, glider, and instrument airplane. He also held a flight instructor certificate with a rating for airplane single-engine. His most recent FAA third-class medical certificate was issued on April 9, 2014. According to pilot records, he had accrued approximately 2,583 total hours of flight experience, 438 of which was in tailwheel equipped airplanes. Previous Landing Accident Review of NTSB records indicated that on August 23, 1997, the pilot had been involved in a landing accident (NTSB Case No. NYC97LA189). According to the NTSB factual report, this previous accident had occurred when the pilot was flyin
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the severity of the pilot's injuries was the failure of the aluminum center safety belt bracket.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
