# Accident 19930910033829A: Cessna 170B, Gilbertsville, KY, September 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Gilbertsville, KY
- Airport: Kentucky Dam State Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9609° N, 88.2703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9609&lon=-88.2703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4473B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4473B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,144 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930910033829A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. RAN OFF RUNWAY 300 FEET AND STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 BFO93LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA168), Sep 10, 1993: Cessna 170B (N4473B), Gilbertsville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE CROSSWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N4473B (1)

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

- [Accident 19891024044239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891024044239A), Oct 24, 1989: Cessna 170B (N4473B), Thibodaux, LA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing, tried nose high go around, dragged a wing and rotated into a ditch. Blamed wind.

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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