# Accident 19890723024809A: Cessna 170B, Kyle, SD, July 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kyle, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4192° N, 102.1593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4192&lon=-102.1593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8102A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8102A) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 170 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890723024809A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A ROAD. GUSTY SURFACE WIND LIFTED WING. WHEEL ENTERED SOFT ROAD EDGE CAUSED A NOSE OVER.BLAMED WHIRLWIND.

## 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 DEN89LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA176), Jul 23, 1989: Cessna 170B (N8102A), Kyle, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT USED POOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING & DECISION-MAKING IN SELECTING A ROAD ON WHICH TO LAND DURING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION CONTROL.

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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