# Accident 20060628014679A: Cessna 170B, Vacaville, CA, June 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2006, 04:30 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Nut Tree Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3839° N, 121.9708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3839&lon=-121.9708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2924D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2924D-2020-08-02) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 557 total, 20 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060628014679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER REFUELING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A DOWNWIND TAKE-OFF. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.

## 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 LAX06CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA219), Jun 28, 2006: Cessna 170B (N2924D), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was pilot fatigue.

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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