# Accident 20170823013599A: Hostein K/Hostein S PIETENPOL, Gaines, NY, August 23, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2017, 19:15 local time
- Place: Gaines, NY
- Airport: Gaines Valley Aviation
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2950° N, 78.2150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2950&lon=-78.2150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888MG-2019-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hostein K/Hostein S PIETENPOL (registry code 0560754, https://openairdocs.org/model/hostein-k-hostein-s-pietenpol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOSTEIN K/HOSTEIN S PIETENPOL
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170823013599A

## Narrative

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

PIC TOOK OFF IN A WESTBOUND DIRECTION AND HAD A NORMAL TAKEOFF UNTIL 3 FEET IN THE AIR.  THE AIRPLANE PULLED HARD LEFT. PIC TRIED TO CORRECT, BUT THAT FAILED TO CORRECT LEFT TURN.  PIC NOW HEADING TOWARD A HANGAR, SO HE ALLOWED THE PLANE TO PULL LEFT INTO A WOODED AREA AT APPROX. 100 FEET IN THE AIR.  THE AIRPLANE WENT DOWN APPROX. 80 YARDS INTO THE WOODS.  THE PIC SUSTAINED INJURY TO HIS RIGHT ELBOW. PIC WALKED OUT. LEA RESPONED

## 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 ERA17LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA292), Aug 23, 2017: Hostein K/Hostein S Pietenpol (N888MG), Albion, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of directional control due to a restriction of rudder movement.

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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