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Cessna 170A N5494C

4 October 2007 · Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 October 2007 at about 13:45 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N5494C was involved in an accident near Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States. 2 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.

The record

Date
at 13:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Anson County Airport (AFP)
Coordinates
35.0206, -80.0769
Aircraft
Cessna 170A
Registration
N5494C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Wadesboro → Hartsville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC08CA003

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While landing, the Cessna 170A touched down on the left main landing gear and bounced to the left of the runway centerline. The pilot tried to correct by using power, but was unsuccessful. The airplane continued into an area of high weeds next to the runway, the right wing and right main landing gear then made contact with the high weeds. The airplane turned right 90-degrees and the left main landing gear leg bent inward, the left wing tip then contacted the ground, bending it upward.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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