# Accident 19990622044839A: Cessna 170, Durango, CO, June 22, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animas Air Park Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2692° N, 107.8794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2692&lon=-107.8794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4163V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4163V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990622044839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C WAS LANDING AT ANIMAS AIR PARK (5C00), DURANGO, CO., WHEN AT TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, SUSTAINING MAJOR DAMAGE FROM COLLISION WITH SAGEBRUSH AND WOODEN FENCE POLE. NO INURIES. NOTE: PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AS AN INCIDENT, INMO7990039.

## 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 DEN99LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA115), Jun 22, 1999: Cessna 170 (N4163V), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. A factor was the high density altitude and the high vegetation (sagebrush).

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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