# Accident 19891024044239A: Cessna 170B, Thibodaux, LA, October 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1989, 14:18 local time
- Place: Thibodaux, LA
- Airport: Thibodaux Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7478° N, 90.8329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THIBODAUX MUNI (L83), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7478&lon=-90.8329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4473B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4473B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 52 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891024044239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING, TRIED NOSE HIGH GO AROUND, DRAGGED A WING AND ROTATED INTO A DITCH. BLAMED WIND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4473B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930910033829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930910033829A), Sep 10, 1993: Cessna 170B (N4473B), Gilbertsville, KY, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in gusty crosswind. Ran off runway 300 feet and struck a parked aircraft.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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