Cessna 170 N9268A

Summary

On 5 May 2017 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N9268A, operated by Serendipity Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Taos, New Mexico, 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

5 May 2017 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Taos, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Taos Rgnl (SKX)

Coordinates

36.4497, -105.6761

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N9268A

Category

Airplane

Year built

1949

Engines

1

Operator

Serendipity Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Prescott → Taos

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA284

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing in a crosswind, a strong wind gust lifted the right wing. Subsequently, the airplane exited the left side of the runway, traveled down an embankment, and came to rest nose down. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A review of recorded data from the automated weather observation station located on the airport revealed that, about 15 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 280° at 11 knots, gusting to 17 knots. The pilot landed on runway 22.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.