N76596 is a 1946 Cessna 140. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Cont Motor C85 series rated at 85 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Conneaut Lake, PA. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Jun 1957. It has been registered to its current owner since Dec 2023. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 80 years old
- 1 of 1,649 Cessna 140
2023
1957
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The pilot had recently purchased the airplane and was flying with a flight instructor to meet his insurance company requirements and to become familiar with the aircraft. He reported that during the landing rollout, the flight instructor told him to utilize the brake, since the aircraft was starting to turn and they “were running out of rudder.” The airplane then veered to the left and nearly came to a stop but departed the runway and descended an embankment, impacted terrain, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage.
The flight instructor reported that when the airplane began to yaw left, he instructed the pilot to utilize the brakes and he simultaneously applied full right rudder but could not arrest the yawing motion. The airplane was not equipped with brake controls for the right seat position.
The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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About the Cessna 140
About the modelA two-seat taildragger with a high wing and, on most examples, metal wings replacing the earlier fabric. An early postwar light aircraft, now largely in the hands of enthusiasts.