- Date
- September 28, 1985, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Marathon, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5709CCessna C-170A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 30155
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an approach to land on a 1600 ft private grass airstrip the plt noticed the acft was too high. The landing attempt was continued until the plt thought there would not be sufficient runway to stop the acft. A go around was initiated and the tail wheel struck the ground causing the loss of control. The acft came to rest in a field beyond the runway with wingtip, landing gear and propeller damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5709C
- Reported as
- Cessna C-170A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19663
- Airframe hours
- 1,905
- Engine
- Continental O-145, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard M. Woods
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 30, 1984
- Departed
- N00 · Fulton, NY
- Destination
- Marathon, NY
- Airport
- runway 18, 1,600 × 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 454 total · 169 in this make and model · 359 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
Other investigations on N5709C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.