Cessna 170B N1961C

Summary

On 8 October 2022 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N1961C was involved in an accident near Monument Valley, Utah, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

8 October 2022 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Monument Valley, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Monument Valley (UT25)

Coordinates

37.0167, -110.2007

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N1961C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1953

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moab → Monument Valley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR23LA011

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of airplane control during the landing flare in gusting wind and subsequent loss of directional control during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the flare for landing, the airplane encountered a wind gust and the airplane landed hard and bounced. The airplane veered to the left and subsequently ground looped off the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.