Accident · substantial damage
Jun 2, 1996 · Potter, NEa fatigue fracture of the landing gear axle.
- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- None
- Report
- CHI96LA196
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI96LA196)
N3609V1948 Cessna 140
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jun 1996)1 AD may apply1 service difficulty report
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Sidney Aviation LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Sidney, NE
- Certificate issued
- Oct 17, 2012
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 3, 1955
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- 140
- Year
- 1948
- Serial number
- 14877
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A40FF3
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor C90 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 95 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2012 – nowSidney Aviation LLCSidney, NE · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-03 | Flight Compartment Equipment | May 17, 2022 | Airframe (140)Certain serial numbers: 120 10070–15075; 140 10070–15075 |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Landing gear · axle · brokeJun 1, 1996
DURING TAKEOFF FROM PRIVATE TURF STRIP, RT AXLE BROKE AT JUNCTURE OF TUBE AND MOUNTING FLANGE. RT WHEEL TIRE BRAKE ASSY DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION OF AXLE INDICATED A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 150 DEGREES OF CIRCUMFERENCE OF TUBE. CRACKED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026