Cessna 170A N1729D
28 November 1996 · El Cajon, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 November 1996 at about 15:39 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N1729D, operated by Dennis A. Treadwell, was involved in an accident near El Cajon, California, United States. 4 people were 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 15:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- El Cajon, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gillespie Field (SEE)
- Coordinates
- 32.7905, -116.9603
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A
- Registration
- N1729D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dennis A. Treadwell
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Borrego Springs
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX97LA055
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
failure of the pilot to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground swerve. The pilot's low total time in conventional gear aircraft was a related factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot initiated a takeoff on runway 27L in calm wind conditions. Witnesses reported that the aircraft was in the initial part of the takeoff roll, when it ground looped to the left. During the occurrence, the right wing was damaged. Review of the pilot's flight time revealed that he had very few hours in a conventional gear aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1996 | Cessna 170B | Togiak, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1996 | Cessna 170 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Paul Horn | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1996 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1996 | Cessna 170B | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1996 | Cessna 170 | Enterprise, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1996 | Cessna 170B | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1996 | Maule M-6-235 | Bishop, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1996 | Cessna 210A | Truckee, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1996 | Cessna 152 | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1996 | Piper PA-28-140 | Plymouth, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1996 | Cessna T210M | Grass Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1996 | Cessna 172L | Napa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |