Cessna 170 N4567C

Summary

On 22 April 2019 at about 01:45 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N4567C was involved in an accident near Prineville, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 April 2019 at 01:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Prineville, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Dry Creek Airpark (OG21)

Coordinates

44.1903, -120.8206

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N4567C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1953

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Prineville → Sisters

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR19LA130

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a crosswind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that after a normal preflight, he proceeded to the runway and started the takeoff roll. Once the airplane’s tail lifted off the ground, the airplane pulled toward the left and continued to do so despite the pilot adding right rudder. He reduced the power to idle and attempted to stop the airplane; however, it exited the runway surface and impacted a tree substantially damaging the wings.  The pilot had about 82 hours in make and model but only about 5 to 10 hours in the accident airplane, which had a more powerful engine than his previous airplane. Postaccident examination revealed there were no anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Wind reports shortly before and after the accident indicate a crosswind in relation to the takeoff runway. In addition, the accident airplane’s more powerful engine may have responded differently on takeoff than what the pilot was accustomed to.  Despite these potential factors, the pilot ultimately did not maintain directional control during takeoff.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.