# Accident 20180719011719A: Cessna 170B, Spearfish, SD, July 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2018, 08:30 local time
- Place: Spearfish, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4808° N, 103.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4808&lon=-103.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N432W-2019-11-29) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA429) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180719011719A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 19, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:30 MDT A CESSNA 170B ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 26 AND HITTING A TREE AFTER TAKEOFF DURING A CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 GAA18CA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA429), Jul 19, 2018: Cessna 170 (N432W), Spearfish, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to take off in tailwind conditions, which resulted in an aborted takeoff with insufficient runway remaining.

## Other reports on N432W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19990308002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990308002499A), Mar 8, 1999: Cessna 170B (N432W), Grand Ledge, MI, Substantial damage. Acft lost directional control on landing and sustained substantial damage, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on March 8, 1999, at 1130 eastern standard…
- [Accident 19920202001539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920202001539A), Feb 2, 1992: Cessna 170B (N432W), Howell, MI, Substantial damage. Weather vaned into strong crosswind on landing. Ran off runway and overturned.

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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