# Accident 19830111000809A: Cessna 170A, Temple, TX, January 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1983, 09:25 local time
- Place: Temple, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0797° N, 97.2497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0797&lon=-97.2497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1781D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1781D-2011-06-23) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830111000809A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 FTW83LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA081), Jan 11, 1983: Cessna 170A (N1781D), Temple, TX, 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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