# Accident 20210611006359A: Cessna 170B, Miles City, MT, June 11, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2021, 17:30 local time
- Place: Miles City, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4190° N, 105.3209° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4190&lon=-105.3209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2218B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2218B-2023-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total, 241 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210611006359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENCOUNTERED STRONG GUST OF WIND FORCING THE AIRCRAFT OFF CENTERLINE DURING TAKE-OFF.  ATTEMPTED RECOVERY RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP AND DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR21LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA226), Jun 11, 2021: Cessna 170B (N2218B), Miles City, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in a ground loop and collision with terrain.

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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