# NTSB DEN08CA073: Cessna 170B, N2232D, Fort Collins, CO, April 6, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 6, 2008, 14:15 local (20:15 UTC) - Place: Fort Collins, CO - Coordinates: 40.451667, -105.001113 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-105.0011&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 30, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 67795 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN08CA073 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67795/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA073 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 170B, 74 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072306), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 170B, 84 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072306), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 170B, 52 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072306), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 170B, 37 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072306), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, he was departing runway 33 when the tail came up and went "hard right" and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot attempted to correct with the addition of brake and rudder; however, the airplane departed the runway to the left and nosed over resulting in substantial damage. Winds around the time of the accident were recorded as 230 degrees at 3 knots. An examination of the airplane systems revealed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative According to the accident report form submitted by the pilot, he was departing runway 33 (8,500 feet by 100 feet, asphalt). The pilot stated that as the tail came up, it went "hard right" and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot attempted to correct with the addition of brake and rudder; however the airplane departed the runway to the left and nosed over. Both wings were crushed aft and wrinkled, the gearbox was wrinkled, and both main landing gear assembly were crushed aft. Winds around the time of the accident were recorded as 230 degrees at 3 knots. An examination of the airplane systems, conducted by an Airframe and Powerplant mechanic, revealed no anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2232D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2232D-2013-05-14), registration cancelled 2013-05-14, S/N 20384, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 170B - Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 20384 - Airframe hours: 2372 - Engines: Continental C-145 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2007 - Departed: FNL, Fort Collins, CO - Destination: GXY, Greeley, CO - Airport: FNL, Fort Collins-Loveland Muni, runway 33, 8,500 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 125 total, 7 in this make and model, 94 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft broken - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 12 °F - Altimeter: 29.86 inHg - Observed at: KFNL, 1 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20080406833269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080406833269A), Apr 6, 2008: Cessna 170B, Fort Collins/L, CO, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] lost control of a Cessna 170B 2232D on take off out of Loveland airport as the tail came off ground. Aircraft went off… ## Other investigations on N2232D (2) 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 MKC68F0533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0533), Apr 26, 1968: Cessna 170 (N2232D), Howard Lake, MN, destroyed - [NTSB UNK64X4049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4049), Sep 19, 1964: Cessna 170 (N2232D), Clear Lake, SD, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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