- Date
- June 11, 1989, 20:00 local (Jun 12, 1989, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Gerlach, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2873CCessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890611021659A
- Case key
- 41030
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Probable cause
The pilot displayed poor judgement by selecting unsuitable terrain for landing. As a result, the airplane nosed over during the landing roll on the soft terrain.
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 pilot reported that he landed on an open area to pick up fire wood for a camping trip. During the landing roll the airplane nosed over in mud. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunction with the airplane at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2873C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 26416
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Darden, Elizabeth D.
- Registered owner
- Womack, Lewis G.
- Departed
- 002 · Beckwourth, CA
- Destination
- NV05 · Soldiers Meadow, NV
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,250 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Observed at
- RNO, 73 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.