Plane Crash List

Cessna 170A N5720C

24 April 1991 · Newell, South Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 24 April 1991 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N5720C, operated by Black Hills Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Newell, South Dakota, 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 20:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Newell, South Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Newell (9V0)
Coordinates
44.7101, -103.4096
Aircraft
Cessna 170A
Registration
N5720C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Black Hills Aviation, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Belle Fourche → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI91LA143

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

THE PLT SAID THAT HE HAD LANDED AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF ON THE THE TAXIWAY WHEN THE RIGHT WING CAME UP. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE TERRAIN AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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