# Accident 19960713016969A: Cessna 170B, Arlington, WA, July 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1792° N, 121.6699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1792&lon=-121.6699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170EC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170EC) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 89 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960713016969A

## Narrative

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

REPORT WIND GUST LIFTED WING ON TOUCHDOWN. LOST CONTROL. FOLDED RIGHT MIAN GEAR. BLAMED MUD IN WHEEL PANT.

## 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 SEA96LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA158), Jul 13, 1996: Cessna 170B (N170EC), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The crosswind and wet runway were related factors.

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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