# Accident 19990418003639A: Cessna 170B, Fayetteville, AR, April 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1999, 17:30 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 36.0691° N, 94.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0691&lon=-94.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3251A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3251A-2002-01-29) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990418003639A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STALLED AFTER TAKE-OFF AND CAME TO REST IN SOME TREES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED WINDSHEAR.  BECAUSE OF THE LOCAL TERRAIN THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE NOSE TO INCREASE AIRSPEED.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TERRAIN.  PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE TOP OF A TREE.

## 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 FTW99LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA117), Apr 18, 1999: Cessna 170B (N3251A), Fayetteville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper climb rate resulting in an inadvertent stall. Factors were the rising terrain and the variable winds.

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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