# Accident 20070707019369A: Cessna 170, Spanaway, WA, July 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2007, 10:04 local time
- Place: Spanaway, WA
- Airport: Shady Acres
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0703° N, 122.3711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0703&lon=-122.3711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9716A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9716A-2012-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,092 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070707019369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF N9716A AFTER AND ABORTED TAKEOFF AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED 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 LAX07CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA207), Jul 7, 2007: Cessna 170 (N9716A), Spanaway, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff from a short and narrow runway.

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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