# NTSB CHI80FEI13: Cessna 170, N4102V, Strongsville, OH, April 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1980
- Place: Strongsville, OH · STRONGSVILLE, OH
- Location: 41.3128° N, 81.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Strongsville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3128&lon=-81.8319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131670
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEI13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI13

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0365  80/4/17    STRONGSVILLE,OH     CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1900                    N4102V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 47, 1558 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRONGSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STRONGSVILLE,OH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4102V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4102V-2012-06-04), registration cancelled 2012-06-04, S/N 18434, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Strongsville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800417009069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417009069A), Apr 17, 1980: Cessna 170, Strongsville, OH, Substantial damage. Made early liftoff. Lost control of aircraft. Gyrated down runway. Prop, tail wheel and wings struck runway.

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.

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