Plane Crash List

Cessna 170B N3279A

8 June 1984 · Belen, New Mexico, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 June 1984 at about 17:40 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3279A was involved in an accident near Belen, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Belen, New Mexico, United States
Nearest airport
Alexander Municipal (E80)
Coordinates
34.6491, -106.7709
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N3279A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Belen → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN84LA171

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

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

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE ACFT ROLLED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. HEAVY BRAKING WAS APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP SHORT OF A FENCE AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER INVERTED. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE RATED PLTS. THEIR STATEMENTS WERE CONTRADICTORY. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHICH PLT WAS MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS OR SERVING AS PIC AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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