Cessna 140 accident near Williams, AZ
On April 16, 2021, a Cessna 140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Williams, AZ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 16, 2021
- Place
- Williams, AZ
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.313°N, 112.188°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210421102952
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 15, 2021, about 1948 mountain standard time, a Cessna 140A, N2506N, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Williams, Arizona. The commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to social media posts made by the pilot and passenger, they departed Sedona Airport (SEZ), Sedona, Arizona, with the destination of the Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN), Grand Canyon, Arizona. Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) data indicated that the airplane departed SEZ to the northwest about 1845. About 41 minutes into the flight, the pilot made a precautionary landing at H.A. Clark Memorial Field Airport (CMR), Williams, Arizona. A GoPro video camera mounted to the airplane captured the pilot’s assertion that the airplane’s engine tachometer had failed and that there was “nothing really wrong with the way the airplane is flying.” After landing at CMR, the pilot visually inspected the cable, which was determined to be intact, and subsequently departed on the accident flight. Sound spectrum analysis of the GoPro video indicated that the pilot performed an engine run-up about 1944:49. About 1947:16, engine power was applied for takeoff, and the airplane began flying about 30 seconds later. GoPro video revealed that, during the takeoff climb, the airplane drifted left of the departure runway 36 and paralleled the runway before reaching the departure end of the runway. Sound spectrum analysis confirmed that the eng
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of control due to spatial disorientation shortly after takeoff in night visual meteorological conditions.
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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.
