# Accident 20250720011539A: Cessna 170B, Faith, SD, July 20, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2025, 12:50 local time
- Place: Faith, SD
- Airport: Faith Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0349° N, 102.0205° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0349&lon=-102.0205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3443C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3443C) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 210 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250720011539A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND ON LANDING, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TOUCH DOWN AND GROUND LOOPED AIRCRAFT.

METAR KD07 201856Z AUTO 11011T 21/18 A2993 RMK A01 SLP125 T02060183

## 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 CEN25LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA315), Jul 20, 2025: Cessna 170B (N3443C), Faith, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with crosswind.

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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