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Cessna 170B N2492D

12 May 1983 · Redding, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 12 May 1983 at about 21:48 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2492D was involved in an accident near Redding, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:48
Classification
Accident
Location
Redding, California, United States
Nearest airport
Redding (RDD)
Coordinates
40.5198, -122.3201
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N2492D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sacramento → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX83LA227

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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 PLT HAD TRAVELED FROM ALASKA TO PURCHASE THE ACFT. AFTER PURCHASE, AND SOME MINOR REPAIRS BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, THE PLT RECEIVED A ONE HR CHECKOUT PRIOR TO DEPARTING ON THE FIRST LEQ OF THE RETURN TRIP. WHEN THE ACFT ARRIVED AT REDDING IT WAS OBSERVED TO LAND HARD, BOUNCE AND VEER OFF THE RWY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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