- Date
- June 8, 1986, 14:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place
- Witchita Falls, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N37RACessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860608022039A
- Case key
- 22035
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the ground run portion of the takeoff, the pilot lost directional control of his taildragger aircraft. As the aircraft was spinning around the right gear struck a small ditch and broke the landing gear off, causing the aircraft to come to rest on its right side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37RA
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20645
- Airframe hours
- 3,124
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Challie A. Gray
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 13, 1985
- Airport
- F-14 · Witchita Valley, runway 13, 3,490 × 50 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
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 230 total · 148 in this make and model · 166 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SPS, 6 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.
Other investigations on N37RA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.