# NTSB DEN67D0236: Cessna 172B, N8222A, Powell, WY, March 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1967
- Place: Powell, WY · POWELL, WY
- Location: 44.7618° N, 108.7576° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Powell, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7618&lon=-108.7576&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0236
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0236

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0974  67/3/26    POWELL,WYO          CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 285
        TIME - 1130                    N8222A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RAMP/TAXIWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      45
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       30
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- CROSS WIND/DOWNWIND TAXI IN 20-30 KT GUSTING WINDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8222A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8222A-1970-09-03), registration cancelled 1970-09-03, S/N 25074 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Powell

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.

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