# Accident 20010408006159A: Cessna 170B, Sapphire, NC, April 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2001, 14:40 local time
- Place: Sapphire, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2733° N, 82.6378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2733&lon=-82.6378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2488D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2488D) (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 MIA01LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010408006159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED TO THIS INSPECTOR ON 4/10/01 THAT HE MISINTERPRETED THE WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY THAT CAUSED THE A/C TO GROUND LOOP.

## 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 MIA01LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA116), Apr 8, 2001: Cessna 170B (N2488D), Penrose, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing rollout while landing in a crosswind which resulted in a ground swerve and substantial damage to the aircraft.

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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