# NTSB DEN81FTC01: Cessna 170, N3830V, Wright, WY, October 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1980
- Place: Wright, WY · WRIGHT, WY
- Location: 43.7492° N, 105.4948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wright, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7492&lon=-105.4948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTC01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3354   80/10/4 NR.WRIGHT,WY          CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 138
        TIME - 0745                    N3830V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         WRIGHT,WY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- R LANDING GEAR AXLE FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE CRACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3830V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3830V-1983-03-04), registration cancelled 1983-03-04, S/N 18688 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19801004057449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801004057449A), Oct 4, 1980: Cessna 170, Wright, WY, Substantial damage. Right main gear axle broke as airplane hit low spot in runway on takeoff. Found 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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