# Accident 20140126002119A: Cessna 170, Wikieup, AZ, January 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2014, 10:45 local time
- Place: Wikieup, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4392° N, 113.4889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4392&lon=-113.4889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2594V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2594V-2014-06-26) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140126002119A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 26, 2014 AROUND 1045 MST NEAR WIKIEUP, ARIZONA: N2594V, CESSNA 170, DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE DIRT STRIP STRUCK A BERM AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. SINGLE OCCUPANT, PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR14CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA107), Jan 26, 2014: Cessna 170 (N2594V), Wikieup, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during takeoff.

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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