# Accident 20060724017059A: Cessna 170B, Griffin, GA, July 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2006, 14:59 local time
- Place: Griffin, GA
- Airport: Griffin-Spalding County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2269° N, 84.2747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2269&lon=-84.2747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4556C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,380 total, 500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060724017059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE A WEATHER BRIEF FROM FLIGHT SERVICE STATION PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. THE LOCAL WEATHER HAD THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY WITH VARIABLE DIRECTION GUSTY WIND. THE PILOT STARTED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL AND THE TAIL CAME UP LIKE NORMAL BUT THEN THE WIND INCREASED FROM THE RIGHT BLOWING THE AIRPLANE LEFT. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT BUT THE WIND CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO LIFT UP HIGHER CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO DRAG THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE TO CART WHEEL AND FLIP OVER.

## 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 ATL06CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA112), Jul 24, 2006: Cessna 170B (N4556C), Griffin, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight encounter with weather on initial take off climb resulting in a loss of directional control and collision with the ground.

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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