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Cessna 170 N4580C

22 December 2020 · Madisonville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 December 2020 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N4580C was involved in an accident near Madisonville, Tennessee, United States. 3 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 20:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Madisonville, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Monroe County (MNV)
Coordinates
35.5436, -84.3827
Aircraft
Cessna 170
Registration
N4580C
Category
Airplane
Year built
1953
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Knoxville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ERA21LA095

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane. He reported that after touchdown the airplane veered to the left. He applied right rudder and added power to correct; however, the airplane exited the runway and entered a ground loop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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