# Accident 19960712016989A: Cessna 170B, Lewistown, MT, July 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1996, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lewistown, MT
- Airport: Lewistown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0493° N, 109.4667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEWISTOWN MUNI (LWT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0493&lon=-109.4667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3156A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3156A) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,142 total, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960712016989A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND GROUND LOOPED LANDING. GUSTY VARIABLE CROSSWIND.

## 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 SEA96LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA153), Jul 12, 1996: Cessna 170B (N3156A), Lewistown, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the changing wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The sudden windshift was a…

## Other reports on N3156A (1)

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

- [Incident 20020405018969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020405018969I), Apr 5, 2002: Cessna 170B (N3156A), Gloucestertwp, NJ. (-23) Pilot/aircraft stated he was over airport 19N at 1500 feet when he lost engine oil pressure. Pilot also stated he did not see the airport but he did see…

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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