NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CEN23LA024
Registry · N9244A
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 170A
Year of manufacture
1949 · 73 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560224
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ACCFEB
Registrant of record
HUNTER JAMES D
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the powerlines while landing.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that while landing on a friend’s private airstrip the airplane struck wires that crossed the approach end of the runway. He continued the landing on the airstrip and the airplane departed the left side of the runway. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane and that he just did not see the wires in time to avoid them. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder. The owner of the airstrip had previously purchased orange markers to attach to the wires to aid visibility, but the electric power company had not yet attached the markers to the wires when the accident happened. After the accident the markers were placed on the wires. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Wire-Awareness of condition
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Wire-Ability to respond/compensate
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Identification/recognition-Pilot
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Altitude-Not attained/maintained
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2022_CEN23LA024.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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