# NTSB investigations: Continental C145 series: Loss of control on ground

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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN27LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA033.md): Cessna 170B · Englewood, CO · Accident · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Oct 28, 2026 · N3187B
- [NTSB WPR26LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA318.md): Cessna 170B · South Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Aug 26, 2026 · N2285D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR26LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA239.md): Cessna 170A · El Cajon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2026 · N1607D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a right crosswind,.
- [NTSB ERA26LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA152.md): Cessna 170B · Bessemer, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 27, 2026 · N3184B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR25LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA270.md): Cessna 170A · Everett, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 27, 2025 · N1755D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA25LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA312.md): Cessna 170 · Fitchburg, MA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 23, 2025 · N2589V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB ANC25LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA070.md): Cessna 170B · Homer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 9, 2025 · N2694D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN25LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA210.md): Cessna 170B · Fort Morgan, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 15, 2025 · N1996C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during a gusty crosswind landing.
- [NTSB ERA25LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA221.md): Cessna 170 · Oxford, ME · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 18, 2025 · N2607V · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA25LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA139.md): Cessna 170B · Gainesville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 23, 2025 · N2480D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane while landing in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB WPR25LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA033.md): Cessna 170B · Lancaster, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 8, 2024 · N1977C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB ANC24LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA078.md): Cessna 170B · Healy, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 15, 2024 · N2524D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, in gusty wind conditions, resulting in a loss of control and a collision with trees.
- [NTSB CEN24LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA251.md): Cessna 170 · Dowagiac, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 4, 2024 · N9793A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot and flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop with the left main landing gear axle failing, a runway excursion, and impact with the ground.
- [NTSB ANC24LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA053.md): Cessna 170B · Tok, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2024 · N2839C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA24LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA374.md): Cessna 170B · Smithfield, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 16, 2024 · N2257D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC24LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA042.md): Cessna 170A · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 1, 2024 · N5789C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, resulting in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB CEN24LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA201.md): Cessna 170A · Oscoda, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 28, 2024 · N9206A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout with a gusting crosswind that resulted in the airplane nosing over and impacting on the runway.
- [NTSB WPR24LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA136.md): Cessna 170B · Scappoose, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 30, 2024 · N1657D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.
- [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 ERA24LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA150.md): Cessna 170 · Chesapeake, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 21, 2024 · N9269A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop, runway excursion, and subsequent landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB GAA24WA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA017.md): Cessna 170B · Duxford, United Kingdom · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 9, 2023 · N2366D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR23LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA260.md): Cessna 170B · Fremont Island, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 7, 2023 · N1664D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot undergoing instruction’s excessive application of asymmetrical braking during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB WPR23LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA300.md): Cessna 170B · Tracy, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 17, 2023 · N2771C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll after encountering a wind gust.
- [NTSB WPR23LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA171.md): Cessna 170B · Queen Creek, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 29, 2023 · N2207D · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with a dust devil after landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB CEN23LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA140.md): Cessna 170A · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 19, 2023 · N9254A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing with wind gusts, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.
- [NTSB WPR23LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA096.md): Cessna 170 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 23, 2023 · N9534A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll out and the preexisting fatigue cracks in the left main landing gear leg, which resulted in the leg’s premature overstress fracture during the ground loop.
- [NTSB WPR23LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA011.md): Cessna 170B · Monument Valley, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 8, 2022 · N1961C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the landing flare in gusting wind and subsequent loss of directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR22LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA200.md): Cessna 170 · Wheatland, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 6, 2022 · N4067V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare which, resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB ANC21LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA029.md): Cessna 170A · Lime Village, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 7, 2021 · N1291D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB ERA21LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA095.md): Cessna 170 · Madisonville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 22, 2020 · N4580C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB CEN21LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA097.md): Cessna 170 · Albion, NE · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 18, 2020 · N9590A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing with a tailwind.
- [NTSB CEN21LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA058.md): Temco GC-1B · Waukegan, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 8, 2020 · N77759 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a crosswind that resulted in a ground loop and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA20LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA338.md): Cessna 170 · Pottstown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 22, 2020 · N2772D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty, shifting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ANC20CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA094.md): Cessna 170 · Kiana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Sep 13, 2020 · N3068A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to perform a takeoff from an unsuitable surface, which resulted in a loss of control and nose over.
- [NTSB ERA20CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA307.md): Cessna 170 · Morrisville, VT · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Sep 3, 2020 · N170JS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN20CA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA296.md): Cessna 170B · Bloomington, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 20, 2020 · N8193A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain/maintain directional control during landing that resulted in a ground loop and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN20CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA222.md): Piper PA 15 · Lancaster, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jun 8, 2020 · N4123H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [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 GAA19CA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA445.md): Cessna 170 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 19, 2019 · N3276A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and the right wing striking the ground.
- [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 GAA19CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA316.md): Cessna 170 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 5, 2019 · N2601D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a long landing and subsequent loss of directional control, and his subsequent failure to attain sufficient altitude to clear trees during an attempted go-around.
- [NTSB GAA18CA527](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA527.md): Cessna 170 · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 1, 2018 · N2303D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [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 GAA18CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA278.md): Cessna 170 · Zelienople, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 12, 2018 · N2485D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN18LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA070.md): Cessna 170 · Ponca City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 2018 · N9972A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA499.md): Cessna 170 · Rochelle, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 21, 2017 · N2486D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a tailwind.
- [NTSB GAA17CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA426.md): Cessna 170 · Friday Harbor, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 11, 2017 · N2714D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA399.md): Cessna 170B · Pine Bluff, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · N2811C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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## 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.engine_model_code IN ('17012')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '230'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/cases?engine=17012

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