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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170A · Holtville, CA · September 2, 1992

Date
September 2, 1992 · 11:00 local
Place
Holtville, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9923A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA373
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,000 total5 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Dust devil struck aircraft on liftoff. Veered off runway heading. Windshear caused aircraft to strike a fence.

As the FAA filed it

DUST DEVIL STRUCK AIRCRAFT ON LIFTOFF. VEERED OFF RUNWAY HEADING. WINDSHEAR CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE A FENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.