Cessna 170B N3441C
2 February 1987 · Plaster City, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 February 1987 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3441C, operated by Lowell R. Schoonmaker, was involved in an accident near Plaster City, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plaster City, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N3441C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lowell R. Schoonmaker
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- El Centro → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX87LA106
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
DURING A LOCAL BUSINESS FLIGHT THE PILOT WAS FLYING LOW, APPROXIMATELY 50 FT AGL, AND SLOW WITH 30 DEGREES OF FLAPS EXTENDED TO TAKE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF A MOTORCYCLIST ON THE GROUND. UPON COMPLETING A 360 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW THROUGH ITS OWN WAKE, STALLED AND BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER.
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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