# Accident 19910126001039A: Cessna 170B, Rochester, IN, January 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Rochester, IN
- Airport: Fulton County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0604° N, 86.1905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0604&lon=-86.1905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4414B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 978 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910126001039A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED WIND GUST ON LANDING VEERED AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY.  TRIED TO GO AROUND BUT HIT BRUSH ACROSS RAILROAD BED.

## 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 CHI91LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA082), Jan 26, 1991: Cessna 170B (N4414B), Rochester, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CROSSWIND.

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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