Cessna 170B N2300D
17 May 1990 · Haines, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 May 1990 at about 04:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2300D was involved in an accident near Haines, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 04:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Haines, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Haines (Z26)
- Coordinates
- 59.1607, -135.8605
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2300D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Northway → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA90LA078
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITION, AND PILOT FATIGUE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AS THE PLT WAS LANDING WITH A GUSTY X-WIND, THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT AXLE FAILED & THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED, THEN THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND AT THE EDGE OF THE RWY. THE PLT RPRTD THAT HE MAY HAVE BEEN FATIGUED DUE TO HIS LONG DAY OF TRAVEL & ACTIVITY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1990 | Cessna 170B | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Wilson, Richard H. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1990 | Cessna 170A | Salina, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1990 | Cessna 170 | 40 W of Clear, Alaska, United States | Theodore F. Monroe | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jun 1990 | Cessna 170B | Concord, California, United States | Kirk D. Heineman | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1990 | Cessna 170A | Healy, Alaska, United States | Bruce A. Rasmussen | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1990 | Cessna 170A | Elk Mountain, Wyoming, United States | Lewis R. Johnson | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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