# Accident 19960818023539A: Cessna 170B, Victoria, TX, August 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Victoria, TX
- Airport: Ball Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8207° N, 96.9807° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8207&lon=-96.9807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600JM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA354) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960818023539A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING PILOT LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED, DAMAGED RIGHT WING, LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. (-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1000, ON AUGUST 18,1996, MR. CHARLES W. DORTCH, HOLDER OF STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. DD774731M WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF A CESSNA 170B, N600JM. DURING THE LANDING, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR HIS FEMALE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES. THIS WAS A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT.

## 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 FTW96LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA354), Aug 18, 1996: Cessna 170B (N600JM), Victoria, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A related factor was the rough/uneven terrain (gopher mound) on the grass runway.

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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