# Accident 19990804044959A: Cessna 170B, Casper, WY, August 4, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1999, 13:01 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona County International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8306° N, 106.3206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8306&lon=-106.3206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4448B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4448B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990804044959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING GUSTY CROSS WIND CONDITION

## 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 DEN99LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA134), Aug 4, 1999: Cessna 170B (N4448B), Casper, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of a wrong runway for landing and his failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N4448B (1)

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

- [Accident 20031110027849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031110027849A), Nov 10, 2003: Cessna 170B (N4448B), Eureka Creek, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] pilot stated that he landed with approx 3 inches of loose snow on runway over an ice crust. The aircraft broke through the ice 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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