- Date
- July 17, 1987, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeville, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4649VCessna 170
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870717035319A
- Case key
- 13798
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd the wind was varying plus or minus 30 deg from 200 deg at 10 gusting 25 KTS. Drg the takeoff roll on rwy 29, the acft enctrd a gust of wind. The acft swerved & the plt recovered, but the acft enctrd another gust which raised the left wing. Subsequently, the rgt wingtip contacted the ground & the acft flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4649V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18051
- Airframe hours
- 3,208
- Engine
- Continental C-145-2, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- R. Oehler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 12, 1986 · 22 hours before
- Destination
- Unknown
- Airport
- Y12 · Airlake, runway 29, 4,150 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 250 total · 27 in this make and model · 197 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.