# Accident 20150716012679A: Cessna 170B, Rosamond, CA, July 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2015, 04:00 local time
- Place: Rosamond, CA
- Airport: Rosamond Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8706° N, 118.2056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8706&lon=-118.2056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8028A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8028A-2017-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 42 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150716012679A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/16/2015 AT ROSAMOND AIRPORT, ROSAMOND CA., 0400 PST N8028A A CESSNA 170B LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKE OFF. N8028A DEPARTED THE RUNWAY CRASHING THROUGH THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT OR THE TWO PASSENGERS.

## 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 GAA15CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA207), Jul 16, 2015: Cessna 170B (N8028A), Rosamond, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, resulting in a collision with terrain.

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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