# Accident 20100714037889A: Cessna 170, Truckee, CA, July 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2010, 13:21 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3200° N, 120.1394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3200&lon=-120.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3967V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3967V-2010-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170 (registry code 2072302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 248 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100714037889A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A CROSSWIND GUST. HE LOST CONTROL, STRUCK A BOULDER, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS NORTH OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.

## 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 WPR10CA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA350), Jul 14, 2010: Cessna 170 (N3967V), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing, resulting in a collision with obstacles.

## Other reports on N3967V (1)

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

- [Incident 19800622056049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800622056049I), Jun 22, 1980: Cessna 170 (N3967V), Anderson, SC, Minor damage. Ground loop due to malfunctioning tailwheel.

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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