Accident Cessna 170B N2716C,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131643
 
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Date:Thursday 27 May 1999
Time:11:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C170 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 170B
Owner/operator:Jim E. Sabodski
Registration: N2716C
MSN: 26260
Total airframe hrs:2300 hours
Engine model:Continental C-145-2
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Ogden, UT -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Salt Lake City, UT (KSLC)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The pilot was practicing approaches to an unimproved airstrip on Fremont Island in the Great Salt Lake, about 20 miles west of Ogden, Utah. He said one of the main wheels inadvertently touched down in the soft sand, causing him to lose control. During his attempt to recover, the propeller either struck a rock or the ground. The pilot said the airplane lost flying speed, and subsequently collided with water. It submerged about 50 yards offshore.

Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudgment of altitude during an intentional (practice) low altitude flight maneuver (landing approach).

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DEN99LA087
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 11 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB DEN99LA087

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Dec-2016 19:25 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
26-Nov-2017 15:13 ASN Update Bot Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Apr-2024 05:52 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report]

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