# Accident 19890402005149A: Cessna 170B, Freedom, WI, April 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Freedom, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3864° N, 88.2887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freedom, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3864&lon=-88.2887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3016A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3016A) (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 C145*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 709 total, 91 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890402005149A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF FROM A ROAD PARALLEL TO SOD RUNWAY. HIT A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO THE SOFT SOD RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI89LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA066), Apr 2, 1989: Cessna 170B (N3016A), Freedom, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N3016A (1)

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

- [Accident 20191029022199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191029022199A), Oct 29, 2019: Cessna 170B (N3016A), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. On October 29, 2019, at 0936 MDT, a Cessna CE-170B, N3016A, registered to perry aeronautical services LLC, veered left off of the runway on landing and ground…

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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