Accident · 2025-09-01
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-09-01
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- CESSNA 170 (N3576D)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent descent, contact with the water, and a subsequent nose over.
Source: NTSB case ERA25LA347Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Commercial | Airplane | 62 | BasicMed (2020-09-04) | 1,160 total · 327 in this make/model · 1,128 as PIC · 7 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.