# Incident 19831113070969I: Cessna 170A, Rapid City, SD, November 13, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1983, 15:59 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0805° N, 103.2310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapid City, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0805&lon=-103.2310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5720C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5720C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113070969I

## Narrative

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

STRONG SURFACE GUSTS RAISED THE TAIL WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. IMPACT WHEN TAIL DROPPED. BROKE OFF TAIL WHEEL BOLT

## Other reports on N5720C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910424040059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910424040059A), Apr 24, 1991: Cessna 170A (N5720C), Newell, SD, Substantial damage. Tried to turn off runway on taxiway after landing with too much speed. Aircraft tipped on wing and nosed over.

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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