# Accident 19961025044039A: Cessna 170B, Utica, MT, October 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Utica, MT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8591° N, 110.1902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8591&lon=-110.1902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2419D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2419D) (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: 400 total, 25 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961025044039A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER ON CROSSWIND LANDING ON FARM STRIP. USED BRAKES TOO HARD TO COMPENSATE FOR 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 SEA97LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA019), Oct 25, 1996: Cessna 170B (N2419D), Utica, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the brakes, while landing a tailwheel aircraft in crosswind conditions. The crosswind was a related factor.

## Other reports on N2419D (2)

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

- [Incident 20090825014249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090825014249I), Aug 25, 2009: Cessna 170B (N2419D), Boise, ID, Minor damage. (-23) On August 26, 2009, at approx 1400 hrs local, a Cessna 170B, N2419D, piloted by spence d. patrick was making a series of touch and go's at the boi…
- [Incident 19801007073189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801007073189I), Oct 7, 1980: Cessna 170B (N2419D), Greeley, CO, Minor damage. Zd ze veered off runway on takeoff, struck a fence.

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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