Cessna 170 N4292V

Summary

On 2 January 1983 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N4292V was involved in an accident near Plato Center, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 January 1983 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Plato Center, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Olson (LL53)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N4292V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA071

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE WIND AT THE NEAREST FACILITY WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 350 DEGREES AT 12 KTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND SOCK AT THE AIRPORT WAS SHOWING WIND FROM 310-320 DEGREES AT 10 KTS OR LESS AND GUSTING. HE MADE TWO GO-AROUNDS BECAUSE OF GUSTY WINDS AND DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. 3 PT LANDING WAS MADE AND THE ACFT ROLLED 100 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN AT 50 MPH. THEN A STRONG GUST FROM THE RIGHT SIDE HIT AND THE PILOT STATED HE USED FULL RT AILERON DOWN WITH LEFT RUDDER. ACFT COULD NOT BE KEPT ON RUNWAY USING THIS TECHNIQUE AND USING BRAKES. THE ACFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AT 35-40 MPH AND ROLLED 40 FEET TO A SMALL DECLINE AND NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.