Summary
On July 22, 2021, a Cessna 140 (N84BC) was involved in an incident near Caddo Mills, TX. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The missing vertical stabilizer hardware, which resulted in a severe uncommanded yawing motion that necessitated an emergency landing, during which the airplane nosed over and sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.
This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN21LA450. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N84BC.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The missing vertical stabilizer hardware, which resulted in a severe uncommanded yawing motion that necessitated an emergency landing, during which the airplane nosed over and sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN21LA450