# Accident 20230429007719A: Cessna 170B, Queen Creek, AZ, April 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2023, 09:30 local time
- Place: Queen Creek, AZ
- Airport: Pegasus Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2087° N, 111.6172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2087&lon=-111.6172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2207D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2207D) (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 MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230429007719A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LANDED, EXITED THE RUNWAY AND BEGAIN TAXING BACK TO THE HANGER WHEN A DUST DEVIL CROSSED PATHS WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND FLIPPED IT OVER.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR23LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA171), Apr 29, 2023: Cessna 170B (N2207D), Queen Creek, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s encounter with a dust devil after landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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