Cessna 170A N9244A
2 November 2022 · Hardin, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 November 2022 at about 09:33 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N9244A was involved in an accident near Hardin, 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 09:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hardin, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Circle C Ranch Airport (TT19)
- Coordinates
- 30.1576, -94.7099
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A
- Registration
- N9244A
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1949
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- La Porte → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN23LA024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the powerlines while landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while landing on a friend’s private airstrip the airplane struck wires that crossed the approach end of the runway. He continued the landing on the airstrip and the airplane departed the left side of the runway. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane and that he just did not see the wires in time to avoid them. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder. The owner of the airstrip had previously purchased orange markers to attach to the wires to aid visibility, but the electric power company had not yet attached the markers to the wires when the accident happened. After the accident the markers were placed on the wires.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2022 | Cessna 170B | Boise, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 24 Apr 2022 | Cessna 170B | Ravensdale, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2022 | Cessna 170B | Fairbank's, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 2022 | Cessna 170B | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2022 | Cessna 170 | Gage, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
All 1,985 records for this type
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