# NTSB CHI81FEX01: Cessna 170, N4240V, Pendleton, IN, October 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1980
- Place: Pendleton, IN · PENDLETON, IN
- Location: 40.0085° N, 85.7608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pendleton, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0085&lon=-85.7608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEX01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2891   80/10/1   PENDLETON,IN        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N4240V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEPHENSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENDLETON,IN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      56
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       5
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LIFT-OFF APRX 500FT FM END OF 1680FT TWY,THEN SETTLED.UPHILL RWY GRADIENT.OBSTNS AT END OF OTR RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4240V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4240V), registered now, S/N 18596, 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: Stephenson

## 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 19801001048709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801001048709A), Oct 1, 1980: Cessna 170, Pendleton, IN, Substantial damage. Tried to make short field takeoff. Lifted off nose high, never left ground effect. Hit tree and a fence.

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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