# Accident 19870117000629A: Cessna 170B, Yucca Valley, CA, January 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1987, 13:55 local time
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA
- Airport: Yucca Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1509° N, 116.4104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1509&lon=-116.4104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2293D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2293D-2010-11-09) (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 C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870117000629A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX87LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA090), Jan 17, 1987: Cessna 170B (N2293D), Yucca Valley, CA, destroyed

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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