Cessna 170A N5596C
2 November 1988 · Springfield, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 November 1988 at about 14:48 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N5596C, operated by Cruthers V. Sutton, was involved in an accident near Springfield, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Springfield, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Capital (SPI)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A
- Registration
- N5596C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cruthers V. Sutton
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Layfayette → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI89LA021
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR EQUIPPED AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT NOSED DOWN AFTER GROUND LOOPING DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT. VMC PREVAILED AND A 90 DEGREE RIGHT CROSSWIND, BLOWING AT 12 KNOTS, WAS PRESENT. THE PILOT RELATES IN HIS STATEMENT THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE TURNED RIGHT AND THE LEFT WING WENT DOWN. THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN WHEN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR LEFT THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 1988 | Cessna 170B | Crowley, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1988 | Cessna 170 | Sour Lake, Texas, United States | Robinson, Richard L. | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1988 | Cessna 170 | Marble Falls, Texas, United States | Rabb, Issac | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1988 | Cessna 170 | Healy, Alaska, United States | Nick Nickolie | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1988 | Cessna 170B | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1988 | Cessna 170B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Luchini, BOB | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1988 | Boeing B-727-200A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft 55B | Quincy, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 26 Jan 1988 | Cessna T310R | Urbana, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-151 | Fairview Hts., Illinois, United States | Hurst Flight Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1988 | Cessna 421A | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |