Plane Crash List

Cessna 170B N2293D

17 January 1987 · Yucca Valley, California, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 17 January 1987 at about 21:55 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2293D was involved in an accident near Yucca Valley, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:55
Classification
Accident
Location
Yucca Valley, California, United States
Nearest airport
Yucca Valley (L22)
Coordinates
34.1509, -116.4104
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N2293D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Palm Springs
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX87LA090

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 2 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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, A WIND GUST CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO RAISE AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED LEFT AILERON AND RUDDER, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, HIT A TREE AND FENCE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO REST WITH ITS NOSE IN A DRAINED SWIMMING POOL. NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS REPORTED. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 GUSTING 30 KNOTS. THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND CAPABILITY OF THE AIRPLANE WAS 17 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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