20181216022219A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Riggins, ID · December 16, 2018

Date
December 16, 2018 · 12:00 local
Place
Riggins, ID
Airport
Buffalo Hump Mtn Claim
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
2MDA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4385B
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA098
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
22,000 total2,000 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

High altitude short field downwind take off, aircraft failed to climb clear of trees, struck trees in clearway,and descended abruptly, and nosed over in clearway striking trees with left then right wing.

As the FAA filed it

HIGH ALTITUDE SHORT FIELD DOWNWIND TAKE OFF, AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB CLEAR OF TREES, STRUCK TREES IN CLEARWAY,AND DESCENDED ABRUPTLY, AND NOSED OVER IN CLEARWAY STRIKING TREES WITH LEFT THEN RIGHT WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N4385B · 1

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