- Date
- February 14, 1981
- Place
- Buffalo, WY · BUFFALO, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1896CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810214004129A
- Case key
- 127434
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0371 81/2/14 BUFFALO,WY CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1150 N1896C PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 44, 4500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 40 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUFFALO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUFFALO,WY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1896C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Buffalo
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1896C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW98LA251Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLos Alamos, NMThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Contributing factors were the crosswinds, the fence, and the ditch.NTSB DEN83LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBuffalo, WYThe acfts main left gear collapsed during a groundloop on landing. The pilot stated that his approach to landing was normal but after touchdown the acft veered to the right. He said the wind was not a factor. The pilot gave a federal inspector the impression…