- Date
- December 7, 1990, 15:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Welsh, LA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1344DCessna 170A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901207053289A
- Case key
- 18059
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot's improper compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the gusty wind.
Analysis
During the landing roll a sudden gust of wind struck the aircraft. The pilot lost control of the aircraft, it ground looped, and flipped over.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1344D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19920
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenneth Daniel
- Airport
- 6R1 · Welsh, runway 6, 2,700 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 244 total · 7 in this make and model · 213 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.