# NTSB CHI89LA066: Cessna 170B, N3016A, Freedom, WI, April 2, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 2, 1989, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Freedom, WI
- Location: 44.3864° N, 88.2887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Freedom, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3864&lon=-88.2887&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI89LA066
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14334/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA066

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT FLIGHT EXPERIENCE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - roadway/highway
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - ditch
  - terrain condition - wet
  - terrain condition - soft

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3016A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3016A), registered now, S/N 25660, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 25660
- Airframe hours: 2545
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-145 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Baeten, Gerald J.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 20, 1988, 66 hours before
- Departed: FREEDOM, WI
- Destination: FREEDOM, WI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 42; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 709 total, 91 in this make and model, 577 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ATW, 12 nm away

## 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 19890402005149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890402005149A), Apr 2, 1989: Cessna 170B, Freedom, WI, Substantial damage. Lost control on takeoff from a road parallel to sod runway. Hit a ditch and flipped over onto the soft sod runway.

## Other investigations on N3016A (1)

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.

- [NTSB GAA20CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA082), Oct 29, 2019: Cessna 170 (N3016A), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control and his inadvertent left brake pedal application during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and…

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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