Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 170A near Grangeville, ID — 2011-08-28

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Date
2011-08-28
Location
Grangeville, ID, USA
Airport
37ID
Aircraft
CESSNA 170A
Registration
N1238D
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Serious
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's loss of directional control for undetermined reasons.

NTSB narrative

The pilot of the single-engine airplane stated that he took off from the remote grass airstrip, which had 80-foot-tall pine trees along both sides. Shortly after takeoff the pilot heard a bang and the airplane veered right. The pilot tried to correct the flight path; however, the airplane descended and impacted pine trees about 300 feet east of the departure end of the airstrip. The pilot was able to extract himself from the cockpit before the airplane was consumed by a postaccident fire. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector and the county sheriff inspected the control cables of the airplane and found them all to be connected and continuous between the flight control surfaces and the cockpit controls.

NTSB coding

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Docket documents6

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