# Accident 20150811012589A: Cessna 170B, Driggs, ID, August 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2015, 14:18 local time
- Place: Driggs, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7456° N, 111.0936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7456&lon=-111.0936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2369D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2369D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150811012589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED GUSTY CONDITIONS DURING TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 21, SUBSEQUENTLY RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 21.

KDIJ METAR REPORTED AT 2056MDT; WINDS 250/07.

## 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 GAA15CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA223), Aug 11, 2015: Cessna 170B (N2369D), Driggs, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over.

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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