# NTSB DEN72DTC29: Cessna 170A, N1746D, Burns, WY, June 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1972
- Place: Burns, WY · BURNS, WY
- Location: 41.1909° N, 104.3590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burns, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1909&lon=-104.3590&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166966
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72DTC29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTC29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1746D-1976-01-16), registration cancelled 1976-01-16, S/N 20189 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bastin Farm

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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