# NTSB LAX77DUJ40: Cessna 170, N8334A, Steamboat Cyn, AZ, March 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1977
- Place: Steamboat Cyn, AZ · STEAMBOAT CYN, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUJ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0443  77/3/28    STEAMBOAT CYN,AZ    CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1200
        TIME - 1100                    N8334A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOYEA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FARMINGTON,NM               WINSLOW,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      40
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT HIT RIGHT OF WAY FENCE DURING TAKEOFF FROM A FARM ROAD. GUSTING TO 30K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8334A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8334A-2015-05-04), registration cancelled 2015-05-04, S/N 25186, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Toyea

## 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 19770328005879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770328005879A), Mar 28, 1977: Cessna 170B, Steamboat Cyn, AZ, Substantial damage. Plt hit right of way fence during takeoff from a farm road. Gusting to 30K.

## Other investigations on N8334A (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 LAX81DUJ65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ65), May 15, 1981: Cessna 170B (N8334A), Shivwits, AZ, substantial damage

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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