# Accident 19880915041359A: Cessna 170B, Hope, AK, September 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1988, 18:40 local time
- Place: Hope, AK
- Airport: Hope Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8397° N, 149.4006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8397&lon=-149.4006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170LA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,745 total, 43 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880915041359A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF DUE TO SEVERE GUSTY VARIABLE WINDS. AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO A TREE.

## 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 ANC88LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA140), Sep 16, 1988: Cessna 170B (N170LA), Hope, AK, 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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