# Accident 20030209003069A: Cessna 170A, Davie, FL, February 9, 2003 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 9, 2003, 14:15 local time - Place: Davie, FL - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 25.9898° N, 80.2208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9898&lon=-80.2208&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9701A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9701A-2014-11-26) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A - Reported engine: CONT C145* - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 800 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA054) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030209003069A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON FEBRUARY 9, 2003, ABOUT 1523, EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 170A, N9701A, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, CRASHED ON INTERSTATE 75, CLOSE TO THE SHERIDAN STREET EXIT, IN DAVIE FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CLEWISTON, FLORIDA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1415 HOURS. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE AND HIS WIFE WERE PROCEEDING SOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 75, SAW THE AIRPLANE ABOVE THE CAR, AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 50 TO 75 FEET. THE WITNESS STATED HE DID NOT HEAR ANY ENGINE NOISE, BUT SAW IT'S PROPELLER WINDMILLING. THE APPROACH AS PER WITNESS LOOKED NORMAL FOR LANDING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED AT A "VERY HARD NOSE DOWN" ATTITUDE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED LEFT WING FIRST THEN BOUNCED/SKIDDED, COMING TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SOUTHBOUND LANE. WITNESS STOPPED CAR TO ASSIST AND WAS THE FIRST PERSON ON SCENE TO ASSIST INJURED PERSONNEL. AIRCRAFT HAD IMPACTED UTILITY WIRES. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 9, 2003, ABOUT 1523, EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 170A, N9701A, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON INTERSTATE 75, CLOSE TO THE SHERIDAN STREET EXIT, IN DAVIE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN CLEWISTON, FLORIDA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1415. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE AND HIS WIFE WERE PROCEEDING SOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 75, AND THEY SAW THE AIRPLANE ABOVE THEIR CAR, AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 50 TO 75 FEET. THE WITNESS FURTHER STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR ANY ENGINE NOISE COMING FROM THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE, BUT HE SAW ITS PROPELLER WINDMILLING. HE SAID THAT INITIALLY THE APPROACH TO LAND ON THE HIGHWAY LOOKED NORMAL, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AIRPLANE'S ATTITUDE CHANGED TO THAT OF "A VERY HARD NOSE DOWN" ATTITUDE, AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED FIRST ON THE LEFT WING, THEN IT BOUNCED/SKIDDED, COMING TO REST ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE SOUTHBOUND LANE. THE WITNESS SAID THAT HE THEN STOPPED HIS CAR, AND AS THE FIRST PERSON ON THE SCENE, HE PROCEEDED TO ASSIST THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRPLANE. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE SHOWED THAT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED UTILITY WIRES WHICH STRETCHED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. ## 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 MIA03FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA054), Feb 9, 2003: Cessna 170A (N9701A), Davie, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight planning and his inadequate in-flight planning decision which resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and collision with wires and a road during the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.