Cessna 170A N9035A

Summary

On 12 October 1982 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N9035A, operated by M&B Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Le Mars, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 October 1982 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Le Mars, Iowa, United States

Coordinates

42.7803, -96.1594

Aircraft

Cessna 170A

Registration

N9035A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

M&B Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Aerial Observation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Le Mars → Le Mars

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC83LA006

2 people were seriously injured.

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 WAS ON A POWER LINE PATROL MISSION WITH AN OBSERVER ON BOARD. ACCORDING TO HIM, THE WIND WAS FROM THE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KTS AND HE WAS FLYING EAST ALONG A LINE THAT MADE A 90 DEGREE TURN TO THE NORTH. AT THAT POINT, HE BEGAN A 270 DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT TO FOLLOW THE LINE NORTH. HOWEVER, ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE TURN, HE SAW THAT IF HE CONTINUED, THE TURN WOULD TAKE HIM OVER A FARMYARD AND CATTLE. HE REVERSED THE TURN BACK TO THE LEFT, TOWARD THE EAST. AS HE ROLLED OUT OF THE LEFT TURN GOING DOWNWARD, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER, BUT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND THE PLANE CRASHED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.