Cessna 170B N2555C
23 June 2004 · Heber City, Utah, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 June 2004 at about 02:15 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2555C was involved in an accident near Heber City, Utah, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. 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 02:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Heber City, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Heber City Municipal (36U)
- Coordinates
- 40.4817, -111.4286
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2555C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Salt Lake City → Heber City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN04LA093
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the aborted landing. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment, the fence, and the ditch.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said he landed "smoothly" on runway 3. The tail wheel bounced slightly and the airplane became airborne and drifted to the left of runway centerline. He added power to make abort the landing. The airplane settled back onto the runway, then veered off the left side. It struck the airport boundary fence, rolled into a ditch, and nosed over. The vertical stabilizer was crushed, and the wing rear carry-through spar was bent.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2004 | Cessna 170B | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 2004 | Cessna 170B | Tenino, Washington, United States | Ghyrn E. Loveness | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jul 2004 | Cessna 170B | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Christopher Copple | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 Oct 2004 | Cessna 170A | Glenwood Spring, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2004 | Cessna 170 | Teller, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2004 | Cessna 170B | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2004 | Cessna 182Q | St. George, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2004 | Cessna 172N | Hurricane, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2004 | Robinson R22 | Provo, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 2004 | Cessna 310I | Draper, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2004 | Beechcraft C90A | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2004 | Robinson R22 | Park City, Utah, United States | Silverstate Helicopters | No injuries | - |