# Accident 19970706045089A: Cessna 170B, Jackson, WY, July 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Airport: Jackson Hole
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4696° N, 110.7598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4696&lon=-110.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N211R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N211R-2016-01-20) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970706045089A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. NOSED OVER TRYING TO REGAIN CONTROL WITH BRAKES. BLAMES WIND GUSTS. HIGH TAIL TIME.

## 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 SEA97LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA160), Jul 6, 1997: Cessna 170B (N211R), Jackson, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Gusting wind conditions was a factor.

## Other reports on N211R (1)

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

- [Accident 20140308024439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140308024439A), Mar 8, 2014: Cessna 170B (N211R), Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot departed runway 32 at X49 behind the local skydive aircraft for two touch and go?s and a fullstop landing. The skydive aircraft climbed to 12000 feet and…

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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