Cessna 170A N4089A
29 July 2012 · Ellensburg, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 July 2012 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N4089A, operated by Pensula DAN, was involved in an accident near Ellensburg, Washington, 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ellensburg, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ellensburg (KELN)
- Coordinates
- 47.0331, -120.5306
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A
- Registration
- N4089A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Pensula DAN
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cle Elum → Ellensburg
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR12CA333
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he made a wheel landing on runway 7. As he pulled back on the elevator to lower the tail, the tail came up, and he lost control of the airplane. The airplane veered left, then turned sideways to the direction of travel, and stopped suddenly causing the right wing to contact the ground. No preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2012 | Cessna 170A | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2012 | Cessna 170B | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2012 | Cessna 170B | San Jose, California, United States | Amelia Reid Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2012 | Cessna 170 | Biddeford, Maine, United States | Hart William C | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2012 | Cessna 170B | Pullman, Washington, United States | Inter-State Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2012 | Cessna 170B | Concord, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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