# Accident 20080406833269A: Cessna 170B, Fort Collins/L, CO, April 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2008, 14:15 local time
- Place: Fort Collins/L, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4517° N, 105.0011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-105.0011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2232D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2232D-2013-05-14) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C145*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 7 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080406833269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL OF A CESSNA 170B 2232D ON TAKE OFF OUT OF LOVELAND AIRPORT AS THE TAIL CAME OFF GROUND. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 DEN08CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA073), Apr 6, 2008: Cessna 170B (N2232D), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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