# Accident 20070728014839A: Cessna 170B, Arco, ID, July 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2007, 13:19 local time
- Place: Arco, ID
- Airport: Arco-Butte County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6056° N, 113.3347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6056&lon=-113.3347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3446C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3446C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,144 total, 291 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070728014839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ENCOUNTERED GUSTING RIGHT CROSSWIND DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT LEFT DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO APPLY CORRECTIVE CONTROLS. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY, AIRBORNE IN GROUND EFFECT UNTIL STRIKING A FENCE LINE PARALLEL TO AND LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CHANGE DIRECTION TOWARDS DOWNSLOPING TERRAIN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM ROLLING DOWNHILL, DAMAGING THE LEFT WINGTIP AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER, INFLICTING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA07CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA219), Jul 28, 2007: Cessna 170 B (N3446C), Arco, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. The crosswind condition was a factor.

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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