Cessna 170 CFGRD
21 August 2003 · Neche, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 August 2003 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 170 registered CFGRD was involved in an accident near Neche, North Dakota, United States. 2 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 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Neche, North Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.9794, -97.5428
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170
- Registration
- CFGRD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Irma → Altona
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA275
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The unsuitable terrain encountered during the precautionary landing. Contributing factors to the accident include the pilot becoming lost/disoriented, his decision to perform a precautionary landing, and the soft terrain encountered during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was damaged during a precautionary landing in a soft agricultural field. The pilot stated the airplane drifted south of the planned route and he was unable to locate the intended destination airport. The pilot reported he decided to make a precautionary landing in an agricultural field. The pilot stated that during the landing roll the aircraft encountered soft terrain and nosed over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2003 | Cessna 170A | Twentynine Palm, California, United States | Alvin Couturier | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2003 | Cessna 170A | Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2003 | Cessna 170 | Seward, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 2003 | Cessna 170A | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2003 | Cessna 170B | Widener, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 2003 | Cessna 170A | Davie, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-24 | Harvey, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2003 | Cessna 182S | Hatton, North Dakota, United States | University of North Dakota | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Ayres S2R-G6 | Esmond, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 2003 | Weatherly 620A | Melville, North Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 May 2003 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415E | Manvel, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2003 | Robinson R22 BETA | Argusville, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |