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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna STC170 · El Paso, TX · September 3, 1988

Date
September 3, 1988 · 15:30 local
Place
El Paso, TX
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9101A
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88FA160
Reported as
Cessna STC170
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Observed buzzing area, steep pullup and flying 30 ft AGL. Struck wing on ground and cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

OBSERVED BUZZING AREA, STEEP PULLUP AND FLYING 30 FT AGL. STRUCK WING ON GROUND AND CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.