# Accident 20190421003189A: Cessna 170B, Prineville, OR, April 21, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2019, 18:45 local time
- Place: Prineville, OR
- Airport: Dry Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1903° N, 120.8206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1903&lon=-120.8206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4567C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4567C-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 89 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190421003189A

## Narrative

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

PREFLIGHT CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED.

RUN UP WAS COMPLETED AND ALL SYSTEMS FOUND NORMAL.

POWERED UP FOR TAKEOFF, ONCE TAIL WAS UP AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS UNRECOVERABLE.

LEFT WING HIT A TREE, RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND AND RIGHT GEARBOX WAS BENT BACK.

## 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 WPR19LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA130), Apr 22, 2019: Cessna 170 (N4567C), Prineville, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a crosswind.

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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