# Accident 20000513009589A: Cessna 170B, Afton, WY, May 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2000, 07:30 local time
- Place: Afton, WY
- Airport: Heiner Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8999° N, 110.9305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8999&lon=-110.9305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8319A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8319A) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000513009589A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN00LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA087), May 13, 2000: Cessna 170B (N8319A), Bedford, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop. A factor was the soft grass airstrip.

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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