# NTSB CHI85LA376: Cessna 170, N1290D, Eden Prairie, MN, September 13, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 13, 1985, 10:56 local (15:56 UTC)
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Coordinates: 44.860942, -93.429573 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8609&lon=-93.4296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA376
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13212/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA376

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE STUDENT LANDED ON RWY 9R WITH TOWER WINDS REPORTED FROM 150 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL IN THE TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED ACFT, CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE ACFT TIPPED UP ON ITS LEFT WING AND NOSE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1290D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 19866
- Airframe hours: 2582
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Suzuki Auto, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 4, 1985, 0 hours before
- Airport: FCM, Flying Cloud, runway 9R, 3,909 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 112 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FCM

## 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 19850913044899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850913044899A), Sep 13, 1985: Cessna 170A, Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during rollout in gusty crosswind. Ground looped and nosed over.

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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