# Accident 19850525020719A: Cessna 170B, Waseca, MN, May 25, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: Waseca, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0735° N, 93.5529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0735&lon=-93.5529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1676D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1676D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 473 total, 78 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850525020719A

## Narrative

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

DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOST AFTER BALLOON ON LANDING IN CROSSWIND. WINGTIP STRUCK GROUND, AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI85LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA221), May 25, 1985: Cessna 170B (N1676D), Waseca, MN, 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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