# Accident 20160831015559A: Cessna 170A, Hibbing, MN, August 31, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2016, 13:05 local time
- Place: Hibbing, MN
- Airport: Range Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3808° N, 92.8311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3808&lon=-92.8311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1726D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1726D-2018-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total, 95 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160831015559A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN OBTAINED AS OF 09/28/2016, THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 AT HIB.  THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE CONTACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 700' BEYOND AND 740' TO THE LEFT OF THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY 31.  THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP APPROXIMATELY 75' FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT SCAR WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT POINTED APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES FROM THE LANDING DIRECTION.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 CEN16LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA343), Aug 31, 2016: Cessna 170A (N1726D), Hibbing, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in impact with terrain near the runway.

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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