# Accident 19810719042119A: Cessna 170A, Uniondale, PA, July 19, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Uniondale, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7131° N, 75.4832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union Dale, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7131&lon=-75.4832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1400D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1400D-2015-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 61 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FHA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810719042119A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP RIGHT DRIFT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB WITH CAMERA MOUNTED ON WING STRUT. TRIP LINE ON WING REDUCED LIFT.

## 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 NYC81FHA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHA19), Jul 19, 1981: Cessna 170 (N1400D), Uniondale, PA, 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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