# Accident 19940219002679A: Cessna 170B, Waupaca, WI, February 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Waupaca, WI
- Airport: Waupaca Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3500° N, 89.0692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3500&lon=-89.0692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4685C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4685C-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 87 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940219002679A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS. LOST CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. EXITED RUNWAY. HIT SNOWDRIFT. 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 CHI94LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA092), Feb 19, 1994: Cessna 170B (N4685C), Waupaca, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY CROSSWIND.

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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