- Date
- May 2, 1982, 14:27 local (19:27 UTC)
- Place
- Plain Dealing, LA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1960CCessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820502012949A
- Case key
- 72246
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.
Analysis
The aircraft was observed over a river at low altitude when it struck a powerline. The pilot was unable to recall anything about the flight after the takeoff. The passenger reported that they had flown to springhill to obtain 80 octane fuel, and while returning, the pilot was showing him some sights. They were flying down the river when the plane struck the powerlines. The aircraft came to rest on a sandbar. The passenger released his seat belt and crawled out with an injured back. He saw the pilot in front of the plane, and pulled the pilot away from the burning wreckage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1960C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 26105
- Airframe hours
- 3,208
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James L. Arntson
- Registered owner
- James L. Arntson
- Departed
- Springhill, LA
- Destination
- Newport, LA
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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Invalid Medical for flight
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 171 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SHU
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.