Accident: Cessna 140
Jul 8, 2016 · Salinas, CA
NTSB numberWPR16LA139Event id20160715X03849
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 2
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The fatigue failure of a bulkhead-skin joint that supported the main landing gear leg, which resulted in the collapse of the left main landing gear. Contributing to the failure were the non-original structural configuration of the 60-year-old airplane and the relative inaccessibility for inspection or cleaning of the structure in the region of the fatigue failure.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Cessna 140
- Registration
- N89965
- Year built
- 1946
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll Landing gear collapse
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Salinas Municipal Airport (SNS)0 nm (0 km) east
- Marina Municipal Airport (OAR)8 nm (14 km) west
- Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)12 nm (23 km) west
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