Event NYC91LA105

1991-04-07 NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts, United States Airport · 2B2 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N3108A

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AERONCA 7AC

Year of manufacture

1946 · 45 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR C85-12F (85 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20171106

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A34A42

Registrant of record

MCCUTCHEON JEFFERY T

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3108A Cessna 170B None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT FAILING TO COMPENSATE ADEQUATELY FOR ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS DURING TAKEOFF.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING TAKEOFF IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. HE SAID, 'AIRCRAFT...ALMOST INSTANTLY VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT DUE TO A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND.' THE WIND WAS NEARLY A 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS. A POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO MALFUNCTIONS OF THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM OR THE ENGINE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_NYC91LA105.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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