Accident · 2025-02-06
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-02-06
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 140 (N73081)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, that resulted in a ground loop, and a susbquent runway excursion.
Source: NTSB case CEN25LA092Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight instructor pilot flying | Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | 20 | Class 1 (2022-09-19) | 652 total · 10 in this make/model · 559 as PIC · 190 last 90 days |
| Pilot | Flight instructor / Commercial | Airplane | 19 | Class 1 (2022-08-08) | 315 total · 9 in this make/model · 242 as PIC · 39 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.