# Accident 19970503011049A: Cessna 170B, Dillingham, AK, May 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1997, 18:20 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Airport: Dillingham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.8192° N, 157.8599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8192&lon=-157.8599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1828C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1828C) (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: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970503011049A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED LANDING IN CROSSWIND RIGHT GEAR STRUT BROKE. TIRE AND WHEEL HIT FUSELAGE. BUCKLED FUSELAGE.

## 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 ANC97LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA067), May 4, 1997: Cessna 170B (N1828C), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor relating to the accident was: the crosswind.

## Other reports on N1828C (1)

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

- [Accident 19960501009299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960501009299A), May 1, 1996: Cessna STC170 (N1828C), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Lost tire on taxi to ramp. Tire rotated on rim. Tore off valve. Bonding failed rim separated. Wing damaged.

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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