# Accident 19870717035319A: Cessna 170, Lakeville, MN, July 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1987, 14:45 local time
- Place: Lakeville, MN
- Airport: Airlake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6710° N, 93.2406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6710&lon=-93.2406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4649V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4649V-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 27 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870717035319A

## Narrative

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

GUSTY WIND CAUSED A WING TO HIT THE GROUND ON TAKEOFF ROLL.PLANE THEN FLIPPED OVER. LOW TIME IN TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT

## 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 CHI87LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA172), Jul 17, 1987: Cessna 170 (N4649V), Lakeville, 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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