# Accident 19890610014979A: Cessna 170B, Sarasota, FL, June 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1989, 17:20 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3100B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3100B-1991-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,502 total, 1,460 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890610014979A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AT LOW ALTITUDE WHILE SPOTTING CATTLE ON A RANCH. STRUCK TREES AND BURNED.

## 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 MIA89FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA173), Jun 10, 1989: Cessna 170B (N3100B), Sarasota, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING TO SPOT CATTLE FOR A GROUND CREW.

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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