Cessna 170 N2534V
17 May 1998 · Auburn, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 May 1998 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N2534V was involved in an accident near Auburn, Washington, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Auburn, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Auburn Muni (S50)
- Coordinates
- 47.2998, -122.2610
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170
- Registration
- N2534V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Astoria → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA98LA075
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty crosswind conditions. A related factor was gusty crosswinds.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after starting his landing rollout, 'a gust of wind picked up my right wing [and] blew me off the runway.' The pilot reported his left wingtip subsequently struck the ground, turning the plane 90 degrees, and that the airplane then touched down in a soft field about 100 feet away. The airplane's right main wheel dug in and the airplane tipped up on its right wing. The pilot reported a crosswind from the left at 17 knots, gusting to 25 knots, during the landing, and reported no mechanical malfunction or failure was involved.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1998 | Cessna 170B | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | David J. Powers | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1998 | Cessna 170B | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1998 | Cessna 170B | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1998 | Cessna 170B | Russian Mission, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1998 | Cessna 170B | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | Craig M. Dominick | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1998 | Cessna 170A | North Pole, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1998 | Cessna P210N | Royal City, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Jun 1998 | Cessna 172N | Prindle, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Apr 1998 | Cessna 150L | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1998 | Embraer EMB-135 | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1998 | Cessna 172P | Seattle, Washington, United States | Wings Aloft Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1998 | Pilgrim STEEN SKYBOLT | Curtis, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |