19801001048709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170 · Pendleton, IN · October 1, 1980

Date
October 1, 1980 · 18:30 local
Place
Pendleton, IN
Airport
Stephenson
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4240V
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FEX01
Reported as
Cessna 170
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
83 total19 in this make and model83 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tried to make short field takeoff. Lifted off nose high, never left ground effect. Hit tree and a fence.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO MAKE SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. LIFTED OFF NOSE HIGH, NEVER LEFT GROUND EFFECT. HIT TREE AND A FENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.