- Date
- September 5, 1985, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Buckeye, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1659DCessna 170B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850905043879A
- Case key
- 24831
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt attempted to depart on soft silt & sand. During the takeoff roll the acft wheels sank into the soft terrain necessatating differential braking to maintain directional control. As the acft approached a ditch the plt forced the acft airborne. The acft lifted off then settled onto the ground. During the subsequent ground roll the acft collided with some high desert shrubbery and a tree stump. The plt did not report any preimpact mechanical difficulties.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1659D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2031
- Airframe hours
- 2,700
- Engine
- Continental C145 SERIES, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gilbert Cuevas Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1985
- Destination
- P37 · Glendale, AK
- Airport
- BXK · Buckeye Municipal
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.