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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Lake Havasu Cit, AZ · November 11, 1991

Date: November 11, 1991 · 20:00 local
Place: Lake Havasu Cit, AZ
Airport: Lake Havasu City Airport
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8172A
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX92LA044
Reported as: Cessna 170B
Reported engine: Continental O300D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,663 total738 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days

N8172ARegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 25024 · Built 1952 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Flew into ground at night turning final landing. Wrong info on airport elevation. Altimeter wrong. Landing light off

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO GROUND AT NIGHT TURNING FINAL LANDING. WRONG INFO ON AIRPORT ELEVATION. ALTIMETER WRONG.LANDING LIGHT OFF

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX92LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake Havasu, AZThe pilot's; 1) inadequate preflight preparation, 2) failure to obtain current NOTAM information, and 3) failure to obtain a current altimeter setting. Factors in the accident were the dark night condition and the pilot election not to use the landing light.Nov 12, 1991 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8172A · 2

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

Incident 20061219029629IStarting Engines · Skull Valley, AZ(-23) Pilot stated that he jump-started the aircraft because the battery was dead. After the engine started, the jumper cables became entangled in the propeller and severely injured his arm. He further stated that he had not intended to fly the aircraft, that…Dec 19, 2006 · Minor damage Incident 19890103007709IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Prescott, AZMaking short approach at request of ATC lost control of aircraft on a crosswind landing and ground looped.Jan 3, 1989 · Minor damage