- Date
- September 15, 1984, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Flatonia, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4653CCessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840915048559A
- Case key
- 21469
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated he applied full power to the eng as he started his takeoff run on rwy 15. He applied forward pressure on the control yoke to raise the tail and the acft started to drift left. The rt wing hit a tree and the acft continued into a lake.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4653C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25597
- Airframe hours
- 3,356
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ross L. Coleman Jr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 29, 1984
- Destination
- 3TA1 · Manvel, TX
- Airport
- 29R · Flationia Municipal, runway 15, 1,830 × 25 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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 210 total · 70 in this make and model · 153 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
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 N4653C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.