Cessna 170 N4569C

Summary

On 25 August 2018 at about 19:20 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N4569C was involved in an accident near Prineville, Oregon, 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

25 August 2018 at 19:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Prineville, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Prineville (S39)

Coordinates

44.2878, -120.9053

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N4569C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1963

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madras → Prineville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA509

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain 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 of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll about 40 knots ground speed, the airplane drifted left, and he corrected back to the runway center. However, the airplane then drifted right, and he was unable to correct back to the runway center. The airplane ground looped to the right, and the left wing struck the ground before the airplane came to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward lower fuselage bulkhead and the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.