# Incident 19890103007709I: Cessna 170B, Prescott, AZ, January 3, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1989, 15:20 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8172A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8172A) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 520 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890103007709I

## Narrative

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

MAKING SHORT APPROACH AT REQUEST OF ATC LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON A CROSSWIND LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED.

## Other reports on N8172A (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20061219029629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061219029629I), Dec 19, 2006: Cessna 170B (N8172A), Skull Valley, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he jump-started the aircraft because the battery was dead. After the engine started, the jumper cables became entangled in the…
- [Accident 19911111050129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911111050129A), Nov 11, 1991: Cessna 170B (N8172A), Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, Substantial damage. Flew into ground at night turning final landing. Wrong info on airport elevation. Altimeter wrong. Landing light off

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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