# NTSB investigations: Cessna 170B: Attempted remediation/recovery

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR24LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA222.md): Cessna 170B · Tacoma, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 1, 2024 · N4402B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN24LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA192.md): Cessna 170 · Sealy, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 15, 2024 · N74887 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, that resulted in an impact with a tree and the ground.
- [NTSB ERA24LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA196.md): Cessna 170B · Endicott, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 25, 2024 · N8084A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, and subsequent collision with trees.
- [NTSB WPR20CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA053.md): Cessna 170 · Missoula, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 28, 2019 · N4476B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground-loop, and the flight instructor’s failure to adequately monitor the pilot.
- [NTSB GAA20CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA082.md): Cessna 170 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 29, 2019 · N3016A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control and his inadvertent left brake pedal application during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground-loop.
- [NTSB GAA19CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA364.md): Cessna 170 · Hewitt Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2019 · N4427B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from a soft, grass airstrip, which resulted in impact with brush.
- [NTSB GAA18CA509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA509.md): Cessna 170 · Prineville, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 25, 2018 · N4569C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA18CA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA370.md): Cessna 170 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 21, 2018 · N4427B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA339.md): Cessna 170 · Benson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 10, 2018 · N170W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA076.md): Cessna 170B · Bentonville, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 13, 2015 · N3488C · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop on takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR13CA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA301.md): Cessna 170B · Fallbrook, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 30, 2013 · N2600D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the takeoff, and his loss of aircraft control during the subsequent stall recovery.
- [NTSB CEN10CA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA224.md): Cessna 170-B · White Bear Lake, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 25, 2010 · N3201A · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate attempted recovery from a bounced landing and the student pilot's abrupt use of the brakes, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB ERA09CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA159.md): Cessna 170B · Lake Placid, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 7, 2009 · N1825C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Contributing was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072306', '2072307')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '060' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence?model=2072306

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