# Accident 19980712016449A: Cessna 170B, Hailey, ID, July 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1998, 12:42 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Airport: Friedman Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5695° N, 114.2102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5695&lon=-114.2102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3018A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3018A-2000-03-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 40 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980712016449A

## Narrative

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

HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND OVER GROSS LED TO STALL AND COLLISION WITH A RESIDENCE ON CLIMBOUT FROM SUN. (.4)THE PILOT INITIATED TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 13, A 6,600 FOOT PAVED RUNWAY.  SHORTLY AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, IT VEERED LEFT, FLEW LOW, GAINED ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY AND FLEW OVER THE POWER LINES EAST OF THE HIGHWAY, THEN CLIPPED THE TREES AND WENT NOSE IN INTO THE SUBDIVISION.  THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT DEPARTED WITH 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS.  ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER'S MANUAL, THE USE OF FLAPS IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CROSSWIND TAKEOFFS.  THE REPORTED WINDS WERE FROM 200 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 7 KNOTS.  THE CALCULATED DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE AIRPORT AT THAT TIME WAS 7,630 FEET.

## 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 SEA98LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA131), Jul 12, 1998: Cessna 170B (N3018A), Hailey, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing factors were the pilot-in-command's failure to follow procedures by the improper use of the flaps, high…

## Other reports on N3018A (2)

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

- [Incident 19960803031819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803031819I), Aug 3, 1996: Cessna 170B (N3018A), Burns, OR. Narrative: pilot reported aircraft indicated low on fuel. Decided on precautionary landing. Performed an emergency landing in a field next to highway 20E…
- [Accident 19760326005059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760326005059A), Mar 26, 1976: Cessna 170B (N3018A), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Towing AD banner.

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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