Cessna 170B N516PC
17 August 1984 · Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 August 1984 at about 22:50 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N516PC was involved in an accident near Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.2902, -92.6308
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N516PC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC84FA256
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
SEVERAL WITNESSES VIEWED THE ACFT CIRCLING OVER A BEAN FIELD AT AN ALT OF 200 TO 300 FT AGL. THE PLT AND PAX WERE REPORTEDLY LOOKING FOR A RADIO-CONTROLLED AIRPLANE LOST IN THE FIELD. WITNESSES CONTINUED TO STATE AN INCREASE OF POWER OCCURRED AND THE ACFT BEGAN A CLIMBING LEFT TURN DURING WHICH THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE ACFT ENTERED A SPIN. THE ACFT CRASHED IN THE BEAN FIELD 1/8 MILE NE OF THE OSKALOOSA APRT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1984 | Cessna 170B | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1984 | Cessna 170B | Fullerton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1984 | Cessna 170 | Victoria, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1984 | Cessna 170B | Jasper, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1984 | Cessna 170B | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1984 | Cessna 170B | Amarillo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 1984 | Cessna 182 | Marion, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1984 | Cessna 172M | Elkader, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1984 | Mitsubishi MU 2B-20 | Ames, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1984 | Cessna 150 | Oxford, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-18-150 | Algona, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-38-112 | Burlington, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |