NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX97LA273
Registry · N76102
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 140
Year of manufacture
1946 · 51 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560220
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA47B2
Registrant of record
JOHNSON LAWRENCE F
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing.
Factual narrative
On August 6, 1997, at 0945 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 140, N76102, ground looped during the landing rollout on runway 12 and nosed over at the Whiteman Airport, Pacoima, California. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot/owner and passenger were not injured. Visual meterological conditions existed for the local personal flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the Whiteman Airport at 0920. An Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector from the Van Nuys, California, Flight Standards District Office, reported that on the landing rollout the pilot attempted to correct his runway alignment and raised the tail for better control, and that the pilot may have "touched brakes." The aircraft ground looped to the left and nosed over, coming to rest on it's back. An FAA inspector examined the aircraft and no mechanical discrepancies were found. After landing the pilot attempted to correct his runway alignment. He raised the tail for better control of the aircraft and ground looped to the left, then subsequently nosed over. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1997_LAX97LA273.txt.
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