# Accident 19901104048569A: Cessna 170, Patillas, Puerto Rico, November 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1990, 09:30 local time
- Place: Patillas, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Patillas Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.0069° N, 66.0135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patillas, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.0069&lon=-66.0135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4023V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4023V-2012-11-15) (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 O300D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 30 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901104048569A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LIFT UNTIL LAST THIRD RUNWAY. GEAR HIT FENCE CAUING CRASH. NO PILOT LICENSE.

## 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 MIA91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA021), Nov 4, 1990: Cessna 170 (N4023V), Patillas, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ACCIDENT WAS FAILURE OF THE NON CERTIFICATED PILOT TO LOWER THE FLAPS TO THE CORRECT POSITION FOR TAKEOFF AND FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ACCELERATION.

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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