# Accident 19960702016139A: Cessna 170B, Raleigh County, WV, July 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1996
- Place: Raleigh County, WV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 37.7807° N, 81.1800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7807&lon=-81.1800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8099A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8099A-2013-05-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960702016139A

## Narrative

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

MADE EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER, CLIPPED TREES AND CARTWHEELED ON LANDING.

## 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 IAD96LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA106), Jul 2, 1996: Cessna 170B (N8099A), Beckley, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots decision to continue flying from VFR to IMC conditions which subsequently forced him to make a precautionary landing onto unsuitable terrain.

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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