# Accident 19900816033219A: Cessna 170B, Frederick, MD, August 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Airport: Frederick Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4207° N, 77.4109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4207&lon=-77.4109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8239A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8239A-2013-08-05) (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 O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900816033219A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR AXLE BROKE ON LANDING CAUSING A GROUND LOOP.

## 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 BFO90LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA069), Aug 16, 1990: Cessna 170B (N8239A), Frederick, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WHEEL AXLE.

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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