# Accident 19860823042539A: Cessna 170B, Greeley, CO, August 23, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1986, 07:30 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Weld Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4374° N, 104.6332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4374&lon=-104.6332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2790D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2790D) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 118 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860823042539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH, HARD LANDING, BLEW TIRES. LATE APPLICATION OF POWER RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP.

## 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 DEN86LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA240), Aug 23, 1986: Cessna 170B (N2790D), Greeley, CO, substantial damage

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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