# NTSB MKC66D0423: Cessna 170B, N2778C, Bonner Sprng, KS, February 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 19, 1966
- Place: Bonner Sprng, KS · BONNER SPRNG, KS
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172733
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0423
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0423

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1186  66/2/19    BONNER SPRNG KANS   CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1462
        TIME - 1615                    N2778C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - K.C. SUBURBAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           28                                                       50
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- UNEXPECTED GUSTY CROSSWIND OF 15 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2778C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2778C-2013-05-10), registration cancelled 2013-05-10, S/N 26322, built 1954 (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: K.C. Suburban

## Other investigations on N2778C (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA07CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA125), May 17, 2007: Cessna 170B (N2778C), Fairfield, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while turning from base to final, resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush and subsequent collision with terrain.

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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