# Accident 19910424040059A: Cessna 170A, Newell, SD, April 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1991, 14:10 local time
- Place: Newell, SD
- Airport: Newell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7101° N, 103.4096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7101&lon=-103.4096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5720C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5720C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,326 total, 64 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910424040059A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TURN OFF RUNWAY ON TAXIWAY AFTER LANDING WITH TOO MUCH SPEED. AIRCRAFT TIPPED ON WING AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI91LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA143), Apr 24, 1991: Cessna 170A (N5720C), Newell, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER AIRCRAFT HANDLING.

## Other reports on N5720C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19831113070969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831113070969I), Nov 13, 1983: Cessna 170A (N5720C), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Strong surface gusts raised the tail while taxiing for takeoff. Impact when tail dropped. Broke off tail wheel bolt

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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