# Accident 19950809023789A: Cessna 170B, Titusville, FL, August 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Titusville, FL
- Airport: Arthur Dunn Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6304° N, 80.8500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6304&lon=-80.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2715D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2715D) (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 C1452
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 343 total, 10 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950809023789A

## Narrative

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

SECOND SOLO IN TAIL DRAGGER. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK TAXIWAY SIGN. 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 MIA95LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA198), Aug 9, 1995: Cessna 170B (N2715D), Titusville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N2715D (2)

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

- [Accident 19840306006049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840306006049A), Mar 6, 1984: Cessna 170B (N2715D), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on precautionary landing made due to a loose engine cowling. Aircraft struck a snowbank.
- [Accident 19780302003269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780302003269A), Mar 2, 1978: Cessna 170B (N2715D), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage

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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