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Cessna 170A N9164A

11 November 1982 · Durango, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 11 November 1982 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N9164A, operated by L. Chandler Dunagan, was involved in an accident near Durango, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Durango, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Animas (5CO0)
Coordinates
37.2694, -107.8800
Aircraft
Cessna 170A
Registration
N9164A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
L. Chandler Dunagan
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Camp Verde → Evansville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN83LA023

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT LANDED AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AND LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT IN A CROSSWIND. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE PILOT BELIEVED HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT BECAUSE OF THE WET RUNWAY AND STRONG CROSSWIND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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