DEN72DTC29

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170A · Burns, WY · June 16, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 16, 1972
Place
Burns, WY · BURNS, WY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1746DCessna 170A
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166966

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2011  72/6/16    BURNS,WYO           CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 300
        TIME - 0850                    N1746D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BASTIN FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEYENNE,WYO                BURNS,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- LND IN SOFT GRND NEXT TO STRIP COVERED WITH WEEDS.

Aircraft

Registration
N1746D
Reported as
Cessna 170A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bastin Farm

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.