# Accident 20030501028489A: Cessna 170A, Twentynine Palm, CA, May 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Twentynine Palm, CA
- Airport: Twentynine Palms Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1322° N, 115.9458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1322&lon=-115.9458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1607D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1607D) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030501028489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING AT 29 PALMS, CA., AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND THAT FLIPPED AIRCRAFT ON IT'S BACK. NO INJURIES REPORTED. A/C SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 LAX03LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA146), May 1, 2003: Cessna 170A (N1607D), Twentynine Palm, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation and his failure to maintain aircraft control. The gusty wind condition was a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N1607D (3)

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

- [Accident 20260627008189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260627008189A), Jun 27, 2026: Cessna 170A (N1607D), El Cajon, CA, Substantial damage. On 06/27/2026, C170, [privacy data omitted] landed rwy 17 at ksee in El Cajon and veered off the rwy causing substantial damage to the left wing and door.…
- [Incident 20220530009159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220530009159I), May 30, 2022: Cessna 170A (N1607D), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. On may 30, 2022, [privacy data omitted], a Cessna 170A serial number 20249 made an uneventful landing at Santa Monica Airport on runway 21 with a missing tail…
- [Incident 20080318834349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080318834349I), Mar 18, 2008: Cessna 170A (N1607D), San Diego/El C, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot states that following landing 27L, see, he applied brakes to make taxi way turn off at a low speed. The aircraft tipped up on its nose. The pilot…

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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