# Accident 19920903035159A: Cessna 170A, Angola, IN, September 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1992, 16:05 local time
- Place: Angola, IN
- Airport: Tri-State Steuben County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6398° N, 84.9996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6398&lon=-84.9996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9124A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9124A) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 35 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920903035159A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED WIND GUST RAISED WING ON ROLLOUT. TRIED GO AROUND. RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO CORN 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 CHI92LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA264), Sep 3, 1992: Cessna 170A (N9124A), Angola, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLLOUT.

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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