Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 170B N3135A

10 March 1987 · Angola, Indiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 March 1987 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3135A, operated by Stephen W. Metz, was involved in an accident near Angola, Indiana, 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 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Angola, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Tri-State Steuben County (ANQ)
Coordinates
41.6407, -84.9994
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N3135A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Stephen W. Metz
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI87DET02

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

PILOT PERFORMED FULL STALL LANDING IN MODERATE RIGHT CROSSWIND. ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL WEATHERCOCKING WITH FULL LEFT RUDDER AND AILERON WERE INEFFECTIVE. LEFT BRAKE WAS INEFFECTIVE. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN RESULTANT GROUND LOOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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