Plane Crash List

Cessna 170B N8062A

19 December 1986 · Asheville, North Carolina, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 19 December 1986 at about 15:35 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N8062A, operated by Gail L. Otto, was involved in an accident near Asheville, North Carolina, 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 15:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Can Creek (PVT)
Coordinates
35.4303, -82.5008
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N8062A
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Gail L. Otto
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Asheville → Marion
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL87FA045

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

DURING INITIAL CLIMB FROM A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP, WITNESSES DESCRIBED THE AIRCRAFT PERFORM A 'WING-OVER' AEROBATIC MANEUVER AT LOW ALTITUDE AND IMPACT THE GROUND AT A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. A GROUND FIRE CONSUMED THE WRECKAGE. THE PILOT HELD A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE AND HAD ONE PASSENGER ABOARD. LOCAL PILOT'S HAD OBSERVED THE STUDENT PILOT VIOLATE FAR'S AND REPORTED THE ACTIVITIES TO THE FAA. THERE WAS NO RECORD OF INVESTIGATION OR REGULATORY ACTION TAKEN AGAINST THE STUDENT PILOT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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