Cessna 170B N4590C

Summary

On 16 September 2000 at about 00:50 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N4590C was involved in an accident near Alturus, California, United States. 4 people were 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.

Date

16 September 2000 at 00:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Alturus, California, United States

Nearest airport

Alturas Municipal (AAT)

Coordinates

41.4309, -120.5291

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N4590C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Concord → Alturas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00LA340

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor was the faded improperly maintained windsock.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was unable to locate a windsock while circling the uncontrolled airport. He had obtained a preflight weather briefing from the FAA Red Bluff Flight Service Station with no adverse weather conditions noted; no local area wind information was obtained. He established a left pattern for runway 31; on final approach he determined there was a left crosswind for which he established a crab angle. On touchdown, the left wing came up, resulting in the right wing scraping the runway and a loss of directional control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.