Accident · 1989-02-18

NTSB case ATL89LA091 · CESSNA 170B · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-02-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 170B (N8032A)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: SHELLY R. DECKER Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): SHELLY R. DECKER

Probable cause

FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER BY THE PILOT AND HIS DELAY IN DIVERTING TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT WHICH LED TO A PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND SOFT TERRAIN WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

Source: NTSB case ATL89LA091

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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