Four people in a C-140? I didn’t think it was possible.
Empty weight: 890 lb (404 kg)
Gross weight: 1,450 lb (658 kg)
Fuel capacity: 25 US gallons (95 litres)
So that’s 150 pounds full fuel.
Leaves 410 pounds for passengers and cargo. Those better be four small people.
The recent crash was not a cessna 140, that one happened in 2008. You are correct though, a 140 is a two passenger taildragging airplane.
I think the reference to the 140 was about a prior crash.