# Accident 19901207053289A: Cessna 170A, Welsh, LA, December 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1990, 15:45 local time
- Place: Welsh, LA
- Airport: Welsh Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2305° N, 92.8098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2305&lon=-92.8098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1344D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1344D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 244 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901207053289A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. BLAMED WIND GUST. NOT SUBSTANTIATED. REPORT INDICATES A TAILWIND.

## 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 DEN91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA024), Dec 7, 1990: Cessna 170A (N1344D), Welsh, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY WIND.

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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