Cessna 170B N2488D
8 April 2001 · Penrose, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 April 2001 at about 18:35 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2488D was involved in an accident near Penrose, North Carolina, 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 18:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Penrose, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Transylvania County Airport (NC22)
- Coordinates
- 35.2733, -82.6378
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2488D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Charleston → Penrose
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA01LA116
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing rollout while landing in a crosswind which resulted in a ground swerve and substantial damage to the aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was making a wheel landing with about a 90-degree crosswind, and as he started to bring the tail of the aircraft down, it drifted to the left side of the runway. He further stated that he tried to control the aircraft with right rudder but it caused the ground loop. He said that prior to the accident there had been no malfunctions to the aircraft, or its systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2001 | Cessna 170B | Payson, Arizona, United States | Joe F. West | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2001 | Cessna 170A | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 May 2001 | Cessna 170B | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2001 | Cessna 170B | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2001 | Cessna 170B | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2001 | Cessna 170B | Sand Point, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 2001 | Piper PA-46-350P | Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States | William C. Plate | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Nov 2001 | Cessna 310Q | Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States | Allen W. Watson | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Cessna 150L | Manteo, North Carolina, United States | Kitty Hawk Aero Tours | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 2001 | North American P51-D | Lincolnton, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2001 | Cessna T-210F | Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States | Samuel J. Johnson | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 2001 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States | William K. Johnson | No injuries | - |