19870117000629A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Yucca Valley, CA · January 17, 1987

Date
January 17, 1987 · 13:55 local
Place
Yucca Valley, CA
Airport
Yucca Valley Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2293D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA090
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Continental C1452
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unable to cope with strong crosswind on takeoff,drifted into tree. Stopped in swimming pool. Crosswind excessive.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO COPE WITH STRONG CROSSWIND ON TAKEOFF,DRIFTED INTO TREE. STOPPED IN SWIMMING POOL. CROSSWIND EXCESSIVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.