# Accident 20120711016939A: Cessna 170, Calloway, FL, July 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2012, 10:45 local time
- Place: Calloway, FL
- Airport: Sandy Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1014° N, 85.4739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1014&lon=-85.4739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2561V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2561V-2012-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 70 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA440) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120711016939A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SANDY CREEK AIRPORT, (75FL), ENGINE LOST POWER, PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY TURNAROUND BACK TOWARD RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED GROUND SHORT OF THE RUN-WAY. MINOR INJURIES REPORTED AS A RESULT.

## 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 ERA12LA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA440), Jul 11, 2012: Cessna 170 (N2561V), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel, the pilot/owner's inadequate preflight inspection of his airplane, and his failure to maintain airplane control after the engine…

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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