Cessna 170A N9793A
6 August 2009 · Aurora, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 August 2009 at about 19:40 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N9793A was involved in an accident near Aurora, Illinois, 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 19:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Aurora, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Aurora Municipal Airport (ARR)
- Coordinates
- 41.7717, -88.4756
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A
- Registration
- N9793A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Poplar Grove → Aurora
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA508
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot executed a normal traffic pattern for a "wheels landing" in the conventional landing gear airplane. After touchdown, the pilot applied a "little forward pressure to the yoke to keep the tail up..." The pilot reported the tail encountered a gust of wind from the left and he applied right rudder for correction. Subsequently, the airplane skidded off the left side of the runway and impacted a ditch. The right wing, right horizontal stabilizer, and fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2009 | Cessna 170B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Lund Bryan D | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2009 | Cessna 170B | Mahwah, New Jersey, United States | Ganim Rose B | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2009 | Cessna 170B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Carl W. Fundeen | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2009 | Cessna 170B | London, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 2009 | Cessna 170B | Homer, Alaska, United States | Quinn Jerry A | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2009 | Cessna 170B | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Dale Paul D | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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