Accident · 2025-10-11

NTSB case ERA26LA021 · CESSNA 140 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2025-10-11
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
CESSNA 140 (N2812N)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The plot’s failure to account sufficiently for the decrease in the airplane’s takeoff performance due to the wet turf runway, which resulted in a collision with a log barrier and subsequent nose over after aborting the takeoff.

Source: NTSB case ERA26LA021

Flight 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.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingPrivateNone38Class 3 (2023-01-26)352.3 total · 196.7 in this make/model · 0 as PIC · 38.7 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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