Cessna 170B accident near Edgerton, Wisconsin, July 10, 1984
On July 10, 1984 at about 6:20 pm local time, a Cessna 170B, registered N2748C, was substantially damaged in an accident near Edgerton, Wisconsin (Tabacco City airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 10, 1984 · about 6:20 pm local time
- Place
- Edgerton, Wisconsin · Tabacco City · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B · all 170Bs on the register
- Registration
- N2748C · registry record · serial 26292
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED HE MADE A FASTER THAN NORMAL APPROACH & UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. HE ADDED A LITTLE POWER TO SMOOTH OUT THE LANDING, BUT WHEN THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE SECOND TIME, IT VEERED OFF THE RWY, ENCOUNTERED A MUDDY CORN FIELD FURROW & NOSED OVER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 218 hours in all; 218 in this make and model; 25 in the last 90 days; 88 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,321 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 3, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 2,050 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C-145-2 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: JVL Janesville WI at 6:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 2,300 ft by 130 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 12,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 5:45 pm from JVL, 17 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI84LA285.