# Accident 19810214004129A: Cessna 170B, Buffalo, WY, February 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Buffalo, WY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3385° N, 106.7153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3385&lon=-106.7153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1896C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1896C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 40 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81DTC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTC10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214004129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLL. MAIN WHEEL BROKE OFF. AIRPLANE GROUND-LOOPED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN81DTC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTC10), Feb 14, 1981: Cessna 170B (N1896C), Buffalo, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1896C (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980601011549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980601011549A), Jun 1, 1998: Cessna 170B (N1896C), Los Alamos, NM, Substantial damage. Wheel landing. Lost control. Veered off runway. (.4) the pilot was performing a wheel landing on runway 27 (5,500 ft. x 75 ft., elevation 7,171 feet) which is…
- [Accident 19830226005379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830226005379A), Feb 26, 1983: Cessna 170B (N1896C), Buffalo, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing, aircraft ground looped.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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