# Accident 19960913028399A: Cessna 170B, Concord, CA, September 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1996, 11:06 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0000° N, 122.0309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0000&lon=-122.0309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2916D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2916D) (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 O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 300 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960913028399A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED A WING LANDING IN RIGHT QUARTERING CROSSWIND. BLAMED WIND GUST. EXITED RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX96LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA333), Sep 13, 1996: Cessna 170B (N2916D), Concord, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. The 40-degree crosswind component was a factor in this accident.

## Other reports on N2916D (1)

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

- [Incident 20220905015709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220905015709I), Sep 5, 2022: Cessna 170B (N2916D), Medford, OR, Minor damage. Airman stated that as he was in his landing rollout a B-17 on a perpendicular taxiway was taxiing into the ramp and he was caught by the propwash which started…

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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