Cessna 170B N3112A
26 April 1984 · Turner, Maine, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 April 1984 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3112A was involved in an accident near Turner, Maine, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Turner, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Twitchell (3B5)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N3112A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- North Conway → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84FA149
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 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
WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT APPROACH, FLAPS DOWN, FOR LNDG. A FLARE WAS MADE NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, THEN THE ACFT BALLOONED TO ABOUT 20 FT AGL AND ONCE MORE DESCENDED TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT WING TIP APPEARED TO CONTACT THE GROUND. POWER WAS ADDED AND THE ACFT APPEARED FROM VIEW BEHIND BUILDINGS, IN A CLIMBING ATTITUDE. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE SUBSEQUENT CRASH. WITNESSES REPORTED A STRONG GUSTY CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT AT 25 TO 30 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1984 | Cessna 170B | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1984 | Cessna 170B | Fullerton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1984 | Cessna 170 | Victoria, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1984 | Cessna 170B | Jasper, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1984 | Cessna 170B | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1984 | Cessna 170B | Amarillo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 1984 | Gulfstream 690B | Millinocket, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1984 | Evans VP-2 | Mechanic Falls, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1984 | Piper PA-31S 2 | Rockland, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1984 | Raven RX 6 | North Lebannon, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-24-180 | Bingham, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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