NTSB CHI88LA215 — 1988-08-21 · BOYCEVILLE, Wisconsin, United States

Current FAA registration · N3804V

Make / Model: CESSNA 170
Year of manufacture: 1948 · 40 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR C145-2 (145 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20080205
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A45E42

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3804V Cessna 170 None

Factual narrative

SHORTLY AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AND THE PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE ADEQUATELY FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND DECIDED TO REJECT THE TAKEOFF AND EXECUTE A LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE SANDY GROUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS WAS REDUCED DUE TO THE SANDY CONDITION OF THE SOIL; THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM CONTINUING INTO A DITCH AFTER THE LANDING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_CHI88LA215.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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