# NTSB DEN81DTM33: Cessna 170B, N8268A, St George, UT, July 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1981
- Place: St George, UT · ST GEORGE, UT
- Location: 37.1041° N, 113.5841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. George, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1041&lon=-113.5841&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTM33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTM33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3332   81/7/9    ST GEORGE,UT        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 463
        TIME - 1335                    N8268A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 313 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ST GEORGE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERNAL,UT                   ST GEORGE,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- L MAIN LNDG GEAR AXLE,PN 0541124,FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8268A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8268A), registered now, S/N 25120, 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: St George Muni

## 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 19810709040769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810709040769A), Jul 9, 1981: Cessna 170B, St George, UT, Substantial damage. Bounced landing. Left main gear axle broke. Light-weight aluminum axle failed at a fatigue crack.

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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