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CHI92LA264

1992-09-03 · ANGOLA, Indiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ANQ

Current FAA registration · N9124A

Make / Model
CESSNA 170A
Year of manufacture
1949 · 43 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560609
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ACA0FE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLLOUT.

Factual narrative

PILOT MADE LANDING ON RUNWAY 23. WIND WAS FROM 280 AT 8 KNOTS. DURING LANDING ROLL THE RIGHT WING BEGAN TO LIFT, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO ABORT THE LANDING, BUT COULD NOT GET AIRBORNE BEFORE REACHING CORNFIELD. PILOT CUT THE POWER, AIRPLANE WENT INTO CORNFIELD AND NOSED-OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92LA264.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.