# Accident 20000328010149A: Cessna 170B, Lopez, WA, March 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2000, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lopez, WA
- Airport: Lopez Island Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4901° N, 122.8697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4901&lon=-122.8697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4653C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4653C-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000328010149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 SEA00LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA058), Mar 28, 2000: Cessna 170B (N4653C), Lopez Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Contributing factors were the crosswind condition, gusts, and the pilot's overall lack of total (flight and tail wheel) experience.

## Other reports on N4653C (2)

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

- [Accident 19910826036729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910826036729A), Aug 26, 1991: Cessna 170B (N4653C), Heber, UT, Substantial damage. Lost control and ground looped the tail wheel aircraft on landing.
- [Accident 19840915048559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840915048559A), Sep 15, 1984: Cessna 170B (N4653C), Flatonia, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control after raising tail. Aircraft veered off side of runway,struck tree and went into lake.

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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