# NTSB investigations: Cessna 170A, WA

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR25LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA270.md): Cessna 170A · Everett, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 27, 2025 · N1755D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR21LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA307.md): Cessna 170A · Metaline Falls, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 6, 2021 · N5459C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain sufficient altitude during the initial climb to clear trees due to an encounter with windshear.
- [NTSB WPR21LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA097.md): Cessna 170A · Port Angeles, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 27, 2021 · N9114A · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel planning.
- [NTSB GAA16CA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA345.md): Cessna 170 · Everett, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 29, 2016 · N401P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the fuselage.
- [NTSB WPR12CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA333.md): Cessna 170A · Ellensburg, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 29, 2012 · N4089A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR11CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA132.md): Cessna 170A · Baker Lake, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 11, 2011 · N9768A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's encounter with soft terrain during an attempted takeoff from a dry lake bed.
- [NTSB SEA05LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA198.md): Cessna 170A · Ione, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 2005 · N9527A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure during low-level maneuvering flight, to maintain clearance from a pair of unmarked power lines. Factors include the pilot's intentional low altitude flight/maneuver and wires.
- [NTSB SEA01LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA035.md): Cessna 170A · Eastsound, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 2001 · N1703D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat prior to reducing engine power to idle while operating in serious carburetor icing conditions. Factors include serious carburetor icing conditions, and trees in the area where the pilot found it necessary to attempt…
- [NTSB SEA98LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA119.md): Cessna 170A · Renton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1998 · N1296D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Failure to jettison the external load and downdrafts were factors.
- [NTSB SEA92FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA197.md): Cessna 170A · Lopez, WA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1992 · N9577A · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadvertent stall/spin. Factors include gusty, unfavorable, high velocity winds, and turbulence.
- [NTSB SEA85FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA049.md): Cessna 170A · Lopez, WA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1985 · N3845V · Destroyed
  > Shortly after departure N3845V joined up with another acft and was flying aprx 200-300 ft AGL in formation. The plt of N3845V then pulled up into what witnesses described as a wing over maneuver after which the acft descended to ground impact. One witness,…
- [NTSB SEA80FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA037.md): Cessna 170A · Clinton, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jul 17, 1980 · N1713D · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA78DYP27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP27.md): Cessna 170 · Deer Park, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 20, 1978 · N5569C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA78DYE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYE08-143754.md): Cessna 170 · Bellingham, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Feb 11, 1978 · N5794C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA76DYE49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYE49.md): Cessna 170A · Toledo, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 24, 1976 · N9702A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68A0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0054.md): Cessna 170A · Van Horn, WA · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Nov 26, 1967 · N81K · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA67F0245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0245.md): Cessna 170A · Kalama, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Dec 30, 1966 · N9237A · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA66D0084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0084.md): Cessna 170A · Tieton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1965 · N9076A · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072304'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072304&state=WA

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