Cessna 170A N1392D
22 December 2002 · West Helena, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 December 2002 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N1392D was involved in an accident near West Helena, Arkansas, 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Helena, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Helena Municipal (HEE)
- Coordinates
- 34.5764, -90.6758
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A
- Registration
- N1392D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Clarkesdale → West Helena
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW03LA074
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the deflated tire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 850-hour pilot lost of control of the tail-wheel equipped airplane while landing with a flat tire. The pilot stated that after an uneventful flight, he "landed hard" on Runway 17 and executed a go-around to set up for another approach/landing. Upon landing, the airplane ground looped and skidded off the runway to the left, in a 45 degree angle. The pilot further stated that he believed that the airplane had "blown" the right tire during the first hard landing, and upon touchdown after the go-around, the blown tire contributed to the ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2002 | Cessna 170B | Bellewood, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 2002 | Cessna 170B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Terrence J. Moore | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2002 | Cessna 170 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2002 | Cessna 170B | San Diego, California, United States | William E. Gamble | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2002 | Cessna 170B | North Pole, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2002 | Cessna 170B | Mobile, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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