# Accident 19910826036729A: Cessna 170B, Heber, UT, August 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Airport: Heber Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4303° N, 111.1897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4303&lon=-111.1897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4653C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4653C-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,806 total, 950 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910826036729A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT ON LANDING.

## 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 SEA91LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA222), Aug 26, 1991: Cessna 170B (N4653C), Heber City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING GROUND ROLL. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CROSSWIND WEATHER CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N4653C (2)

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

- [Accident 20000328010149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000328010149A), Mar 28, 2000: Cessna 170B (N4653C), Lopez, WA, No damage. (-23) Pilot lost control of aircraft during landing in gusty wind conditions.
- [Accident 19840915048559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840915048559A), Sep 15, 1984: Cessna 170B (N4653C), Flatonia, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control after raising tail. Aircraft veered off side of runway,struck tree and went into lake.

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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