- Date
- November 11, 1982, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Durango, CO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9164ACessna 170A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 70528
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindCause
Wind information - not obtainedCause
Weather condition - gustsCause
Judgment - poorCause
Go-around - not performedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
The pilot landed at a private airstrip and lost control of aircraft in a crosswind. The aircraft departed the runway and collided with a ditch. The pilot believed he lost control of his aircraft because of the wet runway and strong crosswind.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9164A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19358
- Airframe hours
- 1,121
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- L. Chandler Dunagan
- Registered owner
- L. Chandler Dunagan
- Departed
- 7E7 · Camp Verde, AZ
- Destination
- Evansville, IN
- Airport
- 5CO0 · Animas, runway 19, 5,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
N9164ARegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2013 · Cessna 170AAirframe modelCessna 170AEngine modelContinental C145 series
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
- 72
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 916 total · 24 in this make and model · 6 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 22 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 90 °F
Other investigations on N9164A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX85LA085Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCottonwood, AZWitnesses reported that the acft was in level flight at treetop altitude along a river and that the engine was operatingnormally until the acft struck & severed three power lines before impacting the riverbank about 200 ft west of the wiresNTSB LAX81DUK05Accident · No injuriesClosedCottonwood, AZ