# Accident 19801001048709A: Cessna 170, Pendleton, IN, October 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Pendleton, IN
- Airport: Stephenson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9773° N, 85.7444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Stephenson Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9773&lon=-85.7444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4240V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4240V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 19 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001048709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX01), Oct 1, 1980: Cessna 170 (N4240V), Pendleton, IN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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