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MKC83LA125

1983-06-10 · OTTUMWA, Iowa, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport OTM

Current FAA registration · N8077A

Make / Model
CESSNA 170B
Year of manufacture
1952 · 31 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19551105
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AAFF2C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING ARRIVAL, THE PLT CANCELED HIS VFR FLT PLAN WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 3 MI FROM THE ARPT. AT THAT TIME, FSS PERSONNEL ADVISED HIM THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 190 DEG AT 14 KTS & THAT THE WIND FAVORED RWY 22. THERE WAS A TETRAHEDRON WIND INDICATOR NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF RWY 22 & 31. HOWEVER, THE PLT SELECTED RWY 31. WHILE ON THE LANDING ROLL, ABOUT 200 FT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT'S LEFT WING RAISED & THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT INTO THE X-WIND. IT CONTINUED OFF THE RWY ONTO SOD SURFACE WHERE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DUG IN & COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MKC83LA125.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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