CESSNA 140 accident at Plymouth, CT, 11 Oct 2025

On October 11, 2025, a CESSNA 140 was involved in an aviation accident near Plymouth, CT. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The plot’s failure to account sufficiently for the decrease in the airplane’s takeoff performance due to the wet turf runway, which resulted in a collision with a log barrier and subsequent nose over after aborting the takeoff. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.