Cessna 170B N8032A
18 February 1989 · Cleveland, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 February 1989 at about 21:45 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N8032A, operated by Shelly R. Decker, was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cleveland, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.1204, -85.2797
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N8032A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Shelly R. Decker
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jacksboro → Rome
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL89LA091
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER BY THE PILOT AND HIS DELAY IN DIVERTING TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT WHICH LED TO A PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SOFT TERRAIN WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT RPRTD HE OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING BEFORE HIS INITIAL FLT. EN ROUTE, HE LANDED TO CHECK THE WX AGAIN. AFTER THE 2ND TAKEOFF, WX WAS OBTAINED IN FLT FROM THE ATIS AT KNOXVILLE, TN. THE ATIS RPTD 900 FEET OVC, 8 MI VIS, & SEVERE ICINGIN THE LOCAL AREA. EARLIER IN THE FLT, THE PLT HAD USED CARB HEAT DUE TO THE WX CONDS. WITH THE CARB HEAT APPLIED, THE ACFT ENTERED A SNOW SHOWER & LOSS OF RPM ENSUED. ALSO, AIRFRAME ICING WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE PLT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO A NEARBY ARPT; HOWEVER, THE RPM COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED & A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE IN A FIELD. DRG THE LANDING, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN & NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1989 | Cessna 170 | Orwell, Ohio, United States | Paul Hatala | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1989 | Cessna 170B | Kalskag, Alaska, United States | Kenny Morgan | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1989 | Cessna 170B | Sarasota, Florida, United States | Carlton, Thomas M. | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Jul 1989 | Cessna 170B | Bricktown, New Jersey, United States | Frank E. Brice | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1989 | Cessna 170A | Kalispell, Montana, United States | Westphal, Terry R. | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1989 | Cessna 170B | Deming, New Mexico, United States | Robert S. Irvin | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1989 | Cessna 152 | Jackson, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1989 | Cessna 150M | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | L. J. Morse | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1989 | Cessna 210C | Millington, Tennessee, United States | Howard A. Daniels | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1989 | Beechcraft A23-19 | Gallatin, Tennessee, United States | Shirley Brown | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1989 | Piper PA-28-181 | Cleveland, Tennessee, United States | Cleveland Aero Club, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 May 1989 | Bell 47 | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | L. Lanier | No injuries | - |