# Accident 19980926026629A: Cessna 170B, Weatherford, TX, September 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1998
- Place: Weatherford, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8495° N, 97.8991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8495&lon=-97.8991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3469D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3469D-2001-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98FA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA411) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980926026629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1998, AT 1637 A CESSNA 170B OWNER/OPERATED BY JOE KEMP CRASHED WHILE FLYING NEAR HIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PILOT CLIPPED THE POWERLINE WITH MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES. VMC FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE NUMBER 001822053. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1530 ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1998 AT STANFORD, TX.

## 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 FTW98FA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA411), Sep 26, 1998: Cessna 170B (N3469D), Weatherford, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

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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