# Accident 19830717032899A: Cessna 170B, Ellensburg, WA, July 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Airport: Bowers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9701° N, 120.4693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9701&lon=-120.4693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3033A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 93 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830717032899A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL. NOSED OVER TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL. POSSIBLY TOO MUCH BRAKE USE.

## 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 SEA83LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA151), Jul 17, 1983: Cessna 170B (N3033A), Ellensburg, WA, 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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