# Accident 19910407014399A: Cessna 170B, Newburyport, MA, April 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1991, 11:40 local time
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Airport: Plum Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7954° N, 70.8394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLUM ISLAND (2B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-70.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3108A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 250 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910407014399A

## Narrative

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

WEATHERVANED INTO GUSTY CROSSWIND ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK TREE 875 FT FROM RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 NYC91LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA105), Apr 7, 1991: Cessna 170B (N3108A), Newburyport, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILING TO COMPENSATE ADEQUATELY FOR ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS DURING TAKEOFF.

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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