NONE · Cessna 170B · 1999-12-29 · OAKLAND, AL, USA
Event
NTSB number
ATL00LA020
Event ID
20001212X20194
Type
Accident
Date
1999-12-29
Location
OAKLAND, AL, USA
Coordinates
34.879203, -87.800155
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
170B
Registration
N3276A
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to verify that his seat was locked prior to takeoff. The subsequent bounce on takeoff enabled the seat to shift aft thereby reducing the pilot's access to controls leading to the inadvertent loss of control and ground impact with trees. Contributing factors were rough and uneven runway surface and the trees.