# Accident 20030727018079A: Cessna 170B, Schafer, MT, July 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2003, 08:00 local time
- Place: Schafer, MT
- Airport: Schafer/Usfs/Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0872° N, 113.2508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0872&lon=-113.2508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1979C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1979C-2018-01-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 334 total, 134 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03CA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030727018079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ABORTED TAKE-OFF DUE TO INSUFFICIENT POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HIT SOME TREES, AND CAME TO REST ON AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND LEFT WING. PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. PILOT COUNSELED BY AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR (ASI) FROM HELENA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE.

## 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 SEA03CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03CA155), Jul 27, 2003: Cessna 170B (N1979C), Schafer, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed remedial action during the takeoff roll. Factors include wet terrain, a fence and an embankment located at the end of the runway.

## Other reports on N1979C (1)

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

- [Accident 19870516013479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870516013479A), May 16, 1987: Cessna 170B (N1979C), Big Sky, MT, Substantial damage. Encountered deteriorating weather en route. Precautionary landing on road. Veered left striking an embankment.

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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