- Date
- June 8, 1984, 11:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- Belen, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3279ACessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840608023319A
- Case key
- 16393
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Analysis
During the takeoff roll directional control was lost and the acft rolled off the left side of the rwy. Heavy braking was applied in order to stop short of a fence and the acft nosed over inverted. Both occupants were rated plts. Their statements were contradictory. It was not determined which plt was manipulating the controls or serving as PIC at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3279A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25923
- Airframe hours
- 2,993
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard P. Haskins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 14, 1983
- Departed
- E80 · Belen, NM
- Airport
- E80 · Alexander Municipal, runway 3, 4,800 × 60 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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 376 total · 98 in this make and model · 196 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3279A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.