Cessna 170B N8187A
6 June 1982 · Tama, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 June 1982 at about 02:36 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N8187A, operated by Tama Airways, Inc., was involved in an accident near Tama, Iowa, United States. 4 people were on board and one died, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tama, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tama (8C3)
- Coordinates
- 41.9605, -92.5703
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N8187A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tama Airways, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tama → Tama
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MKC82FA096
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 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 PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO TAKE A FAMILY FRIEND ON A NIGHT AIRPLANE RIDE TO SEE THE LIGHTS OF A NEIGHBORING CITY. THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE FROM A SOFT WET GRASS RUNWAY WITH AN AIRCRAFT EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT AND THE CENTER OF GRAVITY BEHIND THE AFT CG LIMITS. THE PASSENGERS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED VERY SLOWLY AND WHEN IT LEFT THE GROUND THE STALL WARNING HORN STARTED TO SOUND. GOING UPSLOPE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES AND DROPPED TO THE GROUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1982 | Cessna 170B | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Robert Rouille Gaines | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1982 | Cessna 170 | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Vernon L. Roelfs | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1982 | Cessna 170A | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | Larry J Voss | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Cessna 170A | Brunswick, Georgia, United States | Leonard Heighton | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Nov 1982 | Cessna 170B | Elim, Alaska, United States | Harry W. James | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1982 | Cessna 170B | Tuluksak, Alaska, United States | Edward R. Hoffman, JR. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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