Cessna 170B N2915D

Summary

On 1 June 2004 at about 04:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2915D was involved in an accident near Auburn, California, 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.

Date

1 June 2004 at 04:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Auburn, California, United States

Nearest airport

Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN)

Coordinates

38.9547, -121.0817

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N2915D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Yuba City → Auburn

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

LAX04LA245

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane veered off the runway and ground looped during the landing roll while the pilot was attempting to execute a three-point landing. The airplane touched down near the approach end of the runway directly over the runway centerline. During the transition to the landing roll, the airplane began to veer from the centerline, following the natural contours and incline of the runway. The airplane continued to veer to the right and departed the runway surface. The right main landing gear contacted a runway light fixture and the airplane ground looped. During the ground loop, the left main landing gear impacted an embankment, resulting in the left wing contacting the ground. The airplane incurred damage to the left elevator, wing tip, and landing gear. The pilot said there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.