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FAA accident report · Cessna 170 · Summerdale, AL · January 29, 2026

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Date
January 29, 2026 · 11:00 local
Place
Summerdale, AL
Airport
Bonner
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4178V
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA26LA101
Reported as
Cessna 170
Reported engine
Continental C-145
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total300 in this make and model
N4178VRegistered now · Cessna 170S/N 18511 · Built 1948Airframe modelCessna 170Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot began takeoff roll by applying full power..as the aircraft accelerated the pilot noticed that the airspeed indicator was stuck on 40 KTS. Pilot eventually aborted the takeoff and and in doing so, overshot the runway, hitting a ditch and coming to rest in a nose down attitude.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL BY APPLYING FULL POWER..AS THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS STUCK ON 40 KTS. PILOT EVENTUALLY ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND AND IN DOING SO, OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY, HITTING A DITCH AND COMING TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA26LA101Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSummerdale, ALThe pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact with a fence post.Jan 29, 2026 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4178V · 1

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

Incident 20100401030579ILanding: Rollout · Louisville, KYPilot landing on runway 24 at Bowman (lou) with 90 degree crosswind 15 with gusts to 20 left wing caught gust and lifted wing during landing roll. Aircraft drifted left and inadvertently departed runway into grass. One airport taxiway light was broken. Pilot…Apr 1, 2010 · No damage