# Accident 20241108016279A: Cessna 170B, Lancaster, CA, November 8, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2024, 13:02 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: General William J. Fox Airfiel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7411° N, 118.2186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7411&lon=-118.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1977C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1977C) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 219 total, 154 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241108016279A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS PRACTICING PATTERN WORK AT WJF, AND WHILE ABEAM TOWER, TOWER REPORTED WINDS VARIABLE AT 4 CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 24. AIRMAN LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 WITH ONLY A SLIGHT LEFT CROSSWIND CORRECTION. AIRMAN ACCELERATED FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF UNTIL TAIL RAISED, AND PRIOR TO TAKEOFF SPEED, AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER LEFT TOWARD TAXIWAY A5. AIRMAN APPLIED THE RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT ONTO DIRT NEXT TO A5. AIRMAN CLOSED THE THROTTLE, APPLIED FULL BRAKES AND GROUND LOOP OCCURRED ON TAXIWAY A BETWEEN A5 AND D, AND AS THE PLANE CAME TO A STOP, THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GROUND. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AIRMAN CHECKED THE WEATHER AND THE WIND WAS REPORTED AS 120 @ 5, QUARTERING TAILWIND.

## 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 WPR25LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA033), Nov 8, 2024: Cessna 170B (N1977C), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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