# NTSB LAX81DUJ65: Cessna 170B, N8334A, Shivwits, AZ, May 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1981
- Place: Shivwits, AZ · SHIVWITS, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1557  81/5/15    SHIVWITS,AZ         CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N8334A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 2038 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            280 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIVWITS FIRE CMP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHIVWITS,AZ                 GRAND CANYON, AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           64                                                      315
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- AT APRX MID-FLD,AIRSPEED DROPPED FM 45 TO 30KTS.SWERVED TO AVOID CORRAL.D/A APRX 8200FT.
```

## 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 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shivwits Fire Cmp

## 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 19810515026139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810515026139A), May 15, 1981: Cessna 170B, Shivwits Platea, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot claims windshift on takeoff roll. Aborted, ground-looped to avoid end of runway.

## 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 LAX77DUJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ40), Mar 28, 1977: Cessna 170 (N8334A), Steamboat Cyn, 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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