# Accident 19900921041579A: Cessna 170, Havre, MT, September 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1990, 17:59 local time
- Place: Havre, MT
- Airport: Havre City County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5591° N, 109.7308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5591&lon=-109.7308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4289V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4289V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900921041579A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT IN LEFT SEAT TRIED TO LAND IN CROSSWIND. DRAGGED WING. NOSED OVER. PIC IN RIGHT SEAT INEFFECTIVE.

## 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 SEA90LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA193), Sep 21, 1990: Cessna 170 (N4289V), Havre, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY BY THE OWNER/STUDENT PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND DURING LANDING GROUND ROLL.

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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