Cessna 170B N2232D
6 April 2008 · Fort Collins, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 April 2008 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2232D was involved in an accident near Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fort Collins-Loveland Muni (FNL)
- Coordinates
- 40.4517, -105.0011
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2232D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fort Collins → Greeley
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN08CA073
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he was departing runway 33 when the tail came up and went "hard right" and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot attempted to correct with the addition of brake and rudder; however, the airplane departed the runway to the left and nosed over resulting in substantial damage. Winds around the time of the accident were recorded as 230 degrees at 3 knots. An examination of the airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jan 2008 | Cessna 170A | Ellsworth, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 2008 | Cessna 170 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | James Garner/Constance & Ernest Buenafe | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2008 | Cessna 170B | Hanna, Utah, United States | Craig T Weaver | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Feb 2008 | Cessna 170B | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Feb 2008 | Cessna 170B | Truckee, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 2008 | Cessna 170A | Butler, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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