# Accident 19941001032299A: Cessna 170B, Ramona, CA, October 1, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1994, 22:08 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0707° N, 116.8295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0707&lon=-116.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N170CT-1995-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: LYC O340A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 73 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941001032299A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF AT NIGHT INTO IMC. LOST CONTROL. IMPACTED GROUND FROM A CLIMBING TURN. SPATIAL DISORIENTATION INDICATED.

## 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 LAX95LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA001), Oct 2, 1994: Cessna 170B (N170CT), Ramona, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the noninstrument-rated pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation after encountering instrument meteorological conditions after the pilot decided to takeoff in…

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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