# Accident 20230616013149A: Cessna 170B, Elko, NV, June 16, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2023, 15:02 local time
- Place: Elko, NV
- Airport: Elko Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8250° N, 115.7913° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8250&lon=-115.7913&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8223A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8223A) (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: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230616013149A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 16, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:02 PDT, PILOT WAS CONDUCTING PERSONNAL 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT STOPPING AT EKO FOR FUEL.  LIGHT VAIRIABLE WINDS WERE REPORTED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. ON TAKEOFF ROTATION OF RUNWAY 30 A DUST DEVEL FORMED AHEAD AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AS IT FLEW THROUGH THE DUST DEVIL PUSHING IT TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY.  AICRAFT WAS FORCED DOWN MAKING CONTACT WITH GROUND VEGETATION, CAUSING THE AICRAFT TO SPIN AROUND AND COMING TO REST INVERTED.  NO POST ACCIDENT FIRE, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMS WERE ON SCENE.

NTSB WILL BE ADDING THIS ACCIDENT TO A PLANNED PUBLIC ADVISORY REGARDING DUST DEVILS PER NTSB IIC.

## 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 WPR23LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA233), Jun 16, 2023: Cessna 170B (N8223A), Elko, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control after encountering a dust devil during takeoff.

## Other reports on N8223A (1)

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

- [Accident 19760919035899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760919035899A), Sep 19, 1976: Cessna 170B (N8223A), Tatitlek, AK, Substantial damage. Narrow rwy.

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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