# Accident 20110828018939A: Cessna 170A, Near Grangevill, ID, August 28, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2011, 06:30 local time
- Place: Near Grangevill, ID
- Airport: Hungry Ridge Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7800° N, 115.9167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7800&lon=-115.9167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1238D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1238D-2013-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 580 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA409) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110828018939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF NORTH AND REPORTED REACHING 300 FEET ALTITUDE AND HEARD BANG AND AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT AND HE LOST CONTROL.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT END OF RUNWAY ABOUT 150 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER LINE IN TREES.  AIRCRAFT BURNED AFTER IMPACT.  PILOT WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT OF WRECKAGE AS FIRE STARTED.  AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY FIRE AND IMPACT.  THE ONLY PARTS NOT MELTED (EXCEPT FOR STEEL PARTS) WERE THE LAST 6 FEET OF THE TAIL CONE AND THE WINGS OUTBOARD OF THE WING STRUT ATTACH POINTS.  CONTROL CABLES WERE CONTINUOUS BUT DUE TO  DAMAGE FROM  FIRE A CAUSE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DETERMINED.

## 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 WPR11CA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA409), Aug 28, 2011: Cessna 170A (N1238D), Grangeville, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control for undetermined reasons.

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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