# Accident 19850905043879A: Cessna 170B, Buckeye, AZ, September 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1985, 10:30 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3795° N, 112.5504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3795&lon=-112.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1659D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 60 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850905043879A

## Narrative

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

DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING PLUS SAND AND SILT ON RIVERBED CAUSED POOR TAKEOFF ACCELERATION. HIT SHRUBBERY AND TREE STUMP.

## 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 LAX85LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA387), Sep 5, 1985: Cessna 170B (N1659D), Buckeye, AZ, 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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