Summary
On August 28, 2011, a Cessna 170A (N1238D) was involved in an accident near Grangeville, ID. The accident resulted in 1 serious injury. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident to be: The pilot's loss of directional control for undetermined reasons.
The pilot of the single engine airplane stated that he took off from the remote grass airstrip, which had 80-foot-tall pine trees along both sides of the air strip. Shortly after takeoff the pilot heard a bang and the airplane veered right. The pilot tried to correct the flight path, however, the airplane descended and impacted pine trees about 300 feet east of the departure end of the airstrip. The pilot was able to extract himself from the cockpit before the airplane was consumed by a post accident fire. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector and the county sheriff inspected the control cables of the airplane and found them all connected and continuous between the flight control surfaces and the cockpit controls.
This accident is documented in NTSB report WPR11CA409. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N1238D.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's loss of directional control for undetermined reasons.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
The pilot of the single engine airplane stated that he took off from the remote grass airstrip, which had 80-foot-tall pine trees along both sides of the air strip. Shortly after takeoff the pilot heard a bang and the airplane veered right. The pilot tried to correct the flight path, however, the airplane descended and impacted pine trees about 300 feet east of the departure end of the airstrip. The pilot was able to extract himself from the cockpit before the airplane was consumed by a post accident fire. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector and the county sheriff inspected the control cables of the airplane and found them all connected and continuous between the flight control surfaces and the cockpit controls.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# WPR11CA409