Cessna 170A N170TP
11 September 2013 · Victoria, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 September 2013 at about 14:15 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N170TP was involved in an accident near Victoria, Texas, 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 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Victoria, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Victoria Rgnl (VCT)
- Coordinates
- 28.8467, -96.9125
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A
- Registration
- N170TP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Victoria → Victoria
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN13CA544
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the student pilot, he was returning to land after practicing flight maneuvers and thetower controller cleared him to land on runway 13. The pilot added that he observed the wind was light, with an occasional gust. He landed the airplane just past the threshold and was trying to slow down, when a gust of wind lifted the left wing. The airplane lifted up, flipped over, and came to rest inverted. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2013 | Cessna 170 | Plainville, Connecticut, United States | Suttmeier Robert | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2013 | Cessna 170B | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Stone Robert D | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2013 | Cessna 170 | Burnet, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2013 | Cessna 170B | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Poirier Dennis L | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2013 | Cessna 170B | San Carlos, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2013 | Cessna 170B | Meridian, Mississippi, United States | Kirchoff Kevin B | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2013 | Piper PA-30 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 8 Feb 2013 | North American-Medore SNJ-4 | Garden City, Texas, United States | BP Residential LLC | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2013 | Eurocopter AS 350 B3 | Grand Prairie, Texas, United States | CFS Air LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2013 | Piper PA-32-301 | Paris, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2013 | Enstrom F-28A | Danbury, Texas, United States | Salaika Aviation LLC | Serious injuries | - |