Probable cause
The pilot’s inadvertent application of the toe brakes during the takeoff roll.
NTSB analysis
The pilot, who was receiving tailwheel instruction, reported that during the takeoff roll, he overcorrected for runway alignment and inadvertently applied the toe brakes. The airplane nosed over, came to rest inverted, and sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN24LA237 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 22, 2024
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Schriever, Louisiana
- Nearest airport
- Thibodaux Muni (L83)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 140
- N-number
- N77143
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1946
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.