Cessna 170B N48031
8 January 2002 · Bellewood, Mississippi, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 8 January 2002 at about 23:26 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N48031 was involved in an accident near Bellewood, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 23:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bellewood, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 33.1453, -90.5153
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N48031
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Belzoni → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL02LA036
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot misjudged the proper touched down point and collided with the ground short of the runway during an attempted landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot established an approach to land on runway 12 at the private airstrip where he previously departed. During the attempted landing, the airplane touched down left and short of the runway surface. The airplane came to rest 30 feet left of the turf runway. The pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane during the flight. The post-accident examination of the airplane also failed to reveal a mechanical problem with the airplane. The wreckage examination also revealed structural damage to the airframe.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2002 | Cessna 170B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Terrence J. Moore | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2002 | Cessna 170 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2002 | Cessna 170B | San Diego, California, United States | William E. Gamble | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2002 | Cessna 170B | North Pole, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2002 | Cessna 170B | Mobile, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 2002 | Cessna 170A | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 1,985 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2002 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) SF340B | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | Mesaba Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2002 | Beechcraft C24R | Greenville, Mississippi, United States | Earnest Doyle Mosley | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2002 | Beechcraft B-55 | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | West Properties | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2002 | Taber LANCAIR SUPER ES | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-28-140 | Picayune, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 2002 | Beechcraft 35 | Hernando, Mississippi, United States | John R Osborne | Minor injuries | - |