Cessna 170A N4169U

Summary

On 6 September 1985 at about 22:05 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N4169U was involved in an accident near Fruitport, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 September 1985 at 22:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Fruitport, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Flying A Ranch

Coordinates

43.1199, -86.1490

Aircraft

Cessna 170A

Registration

N4169U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fruitport → Grand Haven

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85FEM02

1 person 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 ACFT WAS DESTROYED DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AFTER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENG COWLING OPENED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PLT REPORTED THE COWLING OPENED AT AN ALT OF APRX 50 FT AGL. A CLIMB TO 300 FT WAS MADE AND THE ACFT WAS TURNED ONTO DOWNWIND. THE PLT STATED IN AN INTERVIEW THAT BECAUSE OF TURBULENCE AND A FEAR THE COWLING WOULD SEPARATE FROM THE ACFT, HE PANICKED AND TRIED TO PUT THE ACFT DOWN IN AN OPEN FLD. THE ACFT CONTACTED THE TERRAIN IN A NOSE DOWN LEFT BANK ATTITUDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.