Cessna 170B N170NX
28 April 1985 · Ama, Louisiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 April 1985 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N170NX was involved in an accident near Ama, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ama, Louisiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sellers Fld (LA63)
- Coordinates
- 29.9405, -90.2991
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N170NX
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → New Orleans
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW85LA201
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 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
THE AIRCRAFT REPORTEDLY ASSUMED AN ABRUPT NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE DURING ITS INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT STATED HE MADE THE INITIAL LEFT DEPARTURE TURN FROM THE AIRPORT AND THEN REALIZED HE COULD NOT RELEASE THE ELEVATOR BACK PRESSURE HE HAD USED DURING THE TURN. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND ENTERED A SPIN. THE PLT REDUCED POWER AND EXTENDED THE FLAPS AND AT THAT TIME REGAINED ELEVATOR CONTROL. HE PLACED THE ACFT INTO A NOSE UP ATTITUDE BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE DESCENT BEFORE GROUND IMPACT OCCURRED. THE ACFT HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE REPORTED ELEVATOR CNTL PROBLEM SINCE IT IMPACTED IN A SWAMP AND WAS DESTROYED. TO DATE, 3-4-86, THE WRECKAGE HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED AND PROBABLY WILL NOT BE RECOVERED. A CRAWFISH BROIL WAS IN PROGRESS AT THE APRT FROM WHICH THE ACFT HAD JUST DEPARTED. CRAWFISH AND BEER WAS BEING SERVED. THE PLT HAD BEEN AT THE ARPT ABOUT AN HR,HOWEVER, HE STATED HE DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FESTIVITIES. NO TOXICOLOGY EXAMINATION OF THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 1985 | Cessna 170A | Murphysboro, Illinois, United States | Paul E. van Houten | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Mar 1985 | Cessna 170A | Christmasvalley, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 May 1985 | Cessna 170B | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1985 | Cessna 170A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1985 | Cessna 170B | Morrisville, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1985 | Cessna 170B | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1985 | Grumman G-164A | Tallulah, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1985 | Aerospatiale AS-350D | Matagorda Islng, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 1985 | S N I A S AS350D ASTAR | Houma, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 1985 | Bell UH-1B | Saint James, Louisiana, United States | Skyline Air Service, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 1985 | Piper PA-24-250 | Farmerville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1985 | Bellanca 17-30A | Coushatta, Louisiana, United States | Green Horton | No injuries | - |