# NTSB investigations: Cessna 170B, 1996 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 CHI97LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA043.md): Cessna 170B · Savoy, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 14, 1996 · N2506C · Substantial damage > the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors relating to this accident were the student pilot's failure to request another runway and the crosswind. - [NTSB FTW97LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA043.md): Cessna 170B · Manvel, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 1996 · N25JM · Substantial damage > Loss of aircraft control due to the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. A factor was the crosswind. - [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 LAX96LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA333.md): Cessna 170B · Concord, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 1996 · N2916D · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. The 40-degree crosswind component was a factor in this accident. - [NTSB ANC96LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA153.md): Cessna 170B · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1996 · N2989D · Substantial damage > the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for taxiing. - [NTSB ANC96LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA127.md): Cessna 170B · Cantwell, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1996 · N3546C · Substantial damage > A failure of the pilot to provide sufficient takeoff distance from the edge of the departure lake and his premature liftoff. - [NTSB ANC96LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA104.md): Cessna 170B · Tyonek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1996 · N2813C · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. - [NTSB SEA96LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA158.md): Cessna 170B · Arlington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1996 · N170EC · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The crosswind and wet runway were related factors. - [NTSB SEA96LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA153.md): Cessna 170B · Lewistown, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1996 · N3156A · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadequate compensation for the changing wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The sudden windshift was a related factor. - [NTSB IAD96LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA106.md): Cessna 170B · Beckley, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1996 · N8099A · Substantial damage > The pilots decision to continue flying from VFR to IMC conditions which subsequently forced him to make a precautionary landing onto unsuitable terrain. - [NTSB ANC96LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA090.md): Cessna 170B · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1996 · N2848C · Substantial damage > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and the failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A factor in the accident was an airstrip that was rough and uneven. - [NTSB ANC96LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA070.md): Cessna 170B · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 6, 1996 · N3193B · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff. - [NTSB ANC96LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA067.md): Cessna 170 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1996 · N1828C · Substantial damage > rotation (slippage) of the tire on the rim, and shearing of the valve stem, which allowed the rim to contact the ground and then separate. - [NTSB ANC96LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA062.md): Cessna 170B · Togiak, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1996 · N2760D · Substantial damage > fatigue failure of the right main landing gear strut. - [NTSB ANC96LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA052.md): Cessna 170B · Chicken, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1996 · N39781 · Substantial damage > The first pilot's failure to maintain clearance with a tree. Factors in the accident were the first pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation and soft snow conditions. - [NTSB SEA96LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA037.md): Cessna 170B · Baker City, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1996 · N2761D · Substantial damage > the pilot's premature lift-off and inadequate airspeed following liftoff. His use of a public highway as a takeoff area, and a motor vehicle on the highway, were factors. ## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1996 AND 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')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072306&year=1996 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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