Cessna 170A N5579C
11 April 1987 · Durango, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 April 1987 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N5579C, operated by Michel L. Whitesell, was involved in an accident near Durango, Colorado, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Durango, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Amimas Air Park (5COO)
- Coordinates
- 37.2702, -107.8809
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A
- Registration
- N5579C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michel L. Whitesell
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Phoenix → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN87LA095
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 REPORTS THAT HE WAS LANDING TO THE S WITH A RT QUARTERING HEADWIND OF ABOUT 20 KTS. HE SAID THAT DURING HIS ROLLOUT THE WIND SHIFTED TO A RT QUARTERING TAILWIND WITH A LARGE GUST. THE GUST RAISED THE TAIL AND RT WING AND THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RT SIDE OF THE RWY. AFTER LEAVING THE RWY THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DITCH AND THE LT MLG BROKE OFF RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LT WING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 1987 | Cessna 170A | Melozitna River, Alaska, United States | Steven E. Scott | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1987 | Cessna 170B | Conner, Montana, United States | Lowell RAY Honey, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1987 | Cessna 170B | Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States | Hern Ironworks, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1987 | Cessna 170B | Yucca Valley, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1987 | Cessna 170 | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1987 | Cessna 170B | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1987 | Piper PA-31 | Denver, Colorado, United States | Western Aviators | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1987 | Beechcraft 58 | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Aero Charter | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Feb 1987 | Boeing 737-2A6 | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1987 | Airbus A-300-B4-203 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1987 | Cessna R172K | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1987 | Cessna 210 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | Hoffman, Richard W. | No injuries | - |