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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 170B · Afton, WY · May 13, 2000

Date: May 13, 2000 · 07:30 local
Place: Afton, WY
Airport: Heiner Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8319A
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN00LA087
Reported as: Cessna 170B

N8319ARegistered now · Cessna 170BS/N 25171 · Built 1952 Airframe modelCessna 170B Engine modelContinental C145 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot lost control of a/c on takeoff from a grass strip and ground looped causing substantial damage to the Cessna 170-B. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The local flight was conducted under CFR-14 part 91. Visual flight conditions existed at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF A/C ON TAKEOFF FROM A GRASS STRIP AND GROUND LOOPED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CESSNA 170-B. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER CFR-14 PART 91. VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THIS TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN00LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBedford, WYThe pilot's inadvertent ground loop. A factor was the soft grass airstrip.May 13, 2000 · Substantial damage