Cessna 170B N3488C

Summary

On 13 May 2015 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N3488C, operated by Summit Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Bentonville, Arkansas, 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.

Date

13 May 2015 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Bentonville Muni/Louise M Thad (VBT)

Coordinates

36.3453, -94.2189

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N3488C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1954

Engines

1

Operator

Summit Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bentonville → Berryville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA076

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop on takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During an instructional flight in crosswind conditions, the pilot receiving instruction initiated the takeoff roll and once the airplane became airborne, the nose immediately rotated into the wind. The flight instructor took the flight controls and attempted to maintain directional control with right rudder, but the airplane touched down on the runway and ground looped. During the ground loop the right wing impacted the runway causing substantial damage to the wing. The flight instructor reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The reported winds about the time of the accident were from 110 degrees true at 12 knots, and the runway heading was 180 degrees magnetic.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.