# NTSB investigations: Cessna 170B: Nose over

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 ANC06CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA040.md): Cessna 170B · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 27, 2006 · N2947D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was the snow covered terrain.
- [NTSB LAX01LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA132.md): Cessna 170B · Lincoln, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 2001 · N4315B · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision of his dual student who used excessive braking on landing resulting in the airplane's nose over.
- [NTSB LAX01LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA010.md): Cessna 170B · San Carlos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 2000 · N2562D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper and excessive application of brakes resulting from his failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.
- [NTSB ANC98LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA142.md): Cessna 170B · Port Alsworth, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1998 · N4368M · Destroyed
  > The solo student pilot's excessive application of brakes during taxi from landing. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a precautionary landing, rough terrain, and the fuel leak from the fuel tank vent.
- [NTSB SEA97LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA053.md): Cessna 170B · Toledo, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 1997 · N4590C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive application of the brakes on a tailwheel equipped aircraft. Factors include the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and a crosswind blowing at the time of the landing.
- [NTSB SEA97LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA019.md): Cessna 170B · Utica, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1996 · N2419D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the brakes, while landing a tailwheel aircraft in crosswind conditions. The crosswind was a related factor.
- [NTSB SEA96LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA218.md): Cessna 170 · Enterprise, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1996 · N2496D · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance during the approach/landing, his failure to attain a proper touchdown point during the landing, and his failure to go around (while there was sufficient runway remaining). The short runway was a related factor.
- [NTSB ANC92LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA004.md): Cessna 170B · Chugiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1991 · N4606C · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff run.
- [NTSB ANC91LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA083.md): Cessna 170B · Lake Louise, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1991 · N4659C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the rough condition of the airstrip.
- [NTSB ANC84LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA048.md): Cessna 170B · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1984 · N4672C · Substantial damage
  > The plt elected to land on a snow covered strip that had a frozen snow crust & was rutted. He stated that during the touchdown, the acft bounced, then he elected to go around. However, the acft touched down again & broke thru the frozen crust, then nosed over.
- [NTSB ANC82DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA053.md): Cessna 170B · Near Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 26, 1982 · N3483D · Substantial damage
  > While on a fishing trip, the pilot landed on an abandoned oil exploration roadway. The pilot reported that he did not realize how narrow the roadway was until after he had landed and slowed the aircraft. He reported that he was not aware that the edges of the…

## 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_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 300))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072306&occurrence=300

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