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Cessna 170B N1692D

20 October 1990 · Maquoketa, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 October 1990 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N1692D, operated by Smith, Robert E., was involved in an accident near Maquoketa, Iowa, 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 20:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Maquoketa, Iowa, United States
Nearest airport
Maquoketa (OQW)
Coordinates
42.0599, -90.6600
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N1692D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Smith, Robert E.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dawn
NTSB number
CHI91LA021

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING IN A RIGHT CROSSWIND. HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ALLOWED THE LEFT WING TO CONTRACT THE GROUND. HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT SAYS, IN PART: 'DURING THE ROLLOUT PHASE OF THE LANDING I WAS LEAVING THE SHLTERED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS SUBJECTED TO A 10 KNOT CROSSWIND AT A CIRTICAL PHASE OF THE LANDING'.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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