# Accident 19990903044689A: Cessna 170, Brady, TX, September 3, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1999, 12:15 local time
- Place: Brady, TX
- Airport: Curtis Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1304° N, 99.3701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1304&lon=-99.3701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3865V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3865V-2000-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990903044689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C LANDED LONG STRUCK DIRT EMBANKMENT SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSING LEFT GEAR AND WING.

## 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 FTW99LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA246), Sep 3, 1999: Cessna 170A (N3865V), Brady, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a dirt bank.

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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