CESSNA 140 accident at Caddo Mills, TX, 22 Jul 2021

On July 22, 2021, a CESSNA 140 was involved in an aviation accident near Caddo Mills, TX. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: 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 summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.