Cessna 170A N5773C

Summary

On 24 October 2008 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N5773C was involved in an accident near Butler, Missouri, 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

24 October 2008 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Butler, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Butler Memorial Airport (KBUM)

Coordinates

38.2897, -94.3403

Aircraft

Cessna 170A

Registration

N5773C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Butler → Butler

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA076

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his failure to compensate for wind conditions which resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While performing a landing in gusty crosswinds, the student pilot lost directional control of the tail-wheeled airplane and veered off the 4,000-foot by 75-foot runway. After the airplane left the runway surface, the airplane hit a bump and "ground-looped." The pilot added that this accident could have been avoided by executing a crosswind landing with greater proficiency. The pilot further reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.