Cessna 170A N9285A
19 April 2014 · Huron, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 April 2014 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 170A registered N9285A was involved in an accident near Huron, South Dakota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huron, South Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Winter Airfield (SD55)
- Coordinates
- 44.3158, -98.2733
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170A
- Registration
- N9285A
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1950
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Huron → Huron
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA242
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate flare resulting in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot indicated that the airplane landed hard and the right main landing gear collapsed. Images of the airplane revealed substantial fuselage deformation damage above the landing gear. The pilot indicated that there were no airplane mechanical malfunctions in reference to the flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2014 | Cessna 170B | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2014 | Cessna 170B | Portland, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2014 | Cessna 170B | Alzada, Montana, United States | Kovarik Peter M | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Mar 2014 | Cessna 170B | Mulberry, Florida, United States | Trembley Sharon L | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2014 | Cessna 170B | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | Burch Loren W | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2014 | Cessna 170B | Augusta, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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