- Date
- December 19, 1986, 10:35 local (15:35 UTC)
- Place
- Asheville, NC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8062ACessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861219068479A
- Case key
- 7274
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During initial climb from a private grass airstrip, witnesses described the aircraft perform a 'wing-over' aerobatic maneuver at low altitude and impact the ground at a near vertical attitude. A ground fire consumed the wreckage. The pilot held a student pilot certificate and had one passenger aboard. Local pilot's had observed the student pilot violate far's and reported the activities to the FAA. There was no record of investigation or regulatory action taken against the student pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8062A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20914
- Engine
- Continental C145 SERIES, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gail L. Otto
- Registered owner
- Gail L. Otto
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Departed
- Asheville, NC
- Destination
- 9A9 · Marion, NC
- Airport
- PVT · Can Creek, runway 5, 2,680 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 200 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AVL, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.