# NTSB Accident GAA16CA023
> **CESSNA 140** · 2015-10-20 · FORT BENTON, MT, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA023
- **Event ID:** 20151021X54209
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-10-20
- **Location:** FORT BENTON, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.846111, -110.634162
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 140
- **Registration:** N76001
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A hard landing which resulted in a loss of directional control, main landing gear collapse, and damage to the left wing spar.

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