NTSB CHI85LA221 — 1985-05-25 · WASECA, Minnesota, United States

Current FAA registration · N1676D

Make / Model: CESSNA 170B
Year of manufacture: 1952 · 33 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19551103
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A10EDD

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1676D Cessna 170B None

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT ON FINAL APCH THE X-WIND CORRECTION WAS GOOD AND HE HAD A 45 DEG WIND FROM THE RIGHT AT APRX 15 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 KTS. DURING THE FLARE, THE ACFT BALLOONED AND LANDED IN A RIGHT YAW. THE PLT STATED THAT HE THEN ADDED PWR AND LEFT RUDDER AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN PIVOTED TO THE LEFT AND WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY INTO A DITCH. THE ABOVE WIND CONDITIONS PRODUCE A 15 KT X-WIND DURING THE GUSTS. CESSNA CONFIRMED THAT THE CESSNA 170B HAD BEEN TESTED SATISFACTORILY IN X-WINDS UP TO 21 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_CHI85LA221.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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