Cessna 170B N2790D
23 August 1986 · Greeley, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 August 1986 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2790D, operated by Michael D. Purpura, was involved in an accident near Greeley, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greeley, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greeley-Weld Co. (GXY)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2790D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael D. Purpura
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Glenwood Spring → Troy
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN86LA240
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PLT WAS FERRYING ACFT FROM GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO TO TROY, MO. ACFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL (3-84) AND A SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED. PLT LIKEWISE HAD NOT FLOWN FOR 2 YEARS. PLT ACCOMPLISHED THE MANDATORY BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AND REPORTED LOGGING 4 HRS FLT TIME IN THE 24 HRS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. PLT SAID HE MADE NORMAL APCH TO RWY 09 BUT DURING FLARE REALIZED HE WAS TOO HIGH. ACFT MADE HARD LANDING, BLOWING RIGHT MAIN TIRE. PLT ADDED POWER IN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND BUT ACFT GROUND LOOPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 1986 | Cessna 170B | Madison, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Dec 1986 | Cessna 170B | Asheville, North Carolina, United States | Gail L. Otto | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Jun 1986 | Cessna 170A | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1986 | Cessna 170B | Alexander Creek, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1986 | Cessna 170B | Tekanika River, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1986 | Cessna 170B | Alliance, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1986 | Cessna 177RG | Glenwood Spring, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-22-160 | Fort Morgan, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1986 | Bellanca 7GCAA | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Eugene R. Berry | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1986 | Cessna 120 | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1986 | Cessna 152 | Ellicott, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1986 | Cessna 152 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Wings of Denver | No injuries | - |