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Cessna 170 N4254V

8 May 1983 · Moundridge, Kansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 May 1983 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N4254V, operated by Russell P. Groves, was involved in an accident near Moundridge, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Moundridge, Kansas, United States
Nearest airport
Moundridge Municipal (47K)
Coordinates
38.1992, -97.5091
Aircraft
Cessna 170
Registration
N4254V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Russell P. Groves
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC83LA104

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 ACFT BOUNCED DURING LANDING AND GROUNDLOOPED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE DEPARTING THE RWY. THIS WAS THE PLTS FIRST SOLO IN AN ACFT WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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