Cessna 170B N118F

Summary

On 19 April 2003 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N118F was involved in an accident near Randolph, New York, 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.

Date

19 April 2003 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Randolph, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Randolph Airport (D85)

Coordinates

42.1503, -79.0014

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N118F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Randolph → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

IAD03LA047

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain/maintain proper runway alignment. A factor in the accident was the sun glare.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, prior to the takeoff attempt, the glare from the setting sun obscured his view, and he aligned the airplane "too far south of the centerline." During the takeoff roll, the airplane struck a tree which bordered the east-west runway's southern edge. The pilot applied the brakes, and the airplane nosed over. No mechanical anomalies were observed with the airplane, and winds, at an airport 17 miles to the east, were from the south at 7 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.