Cessna 170 N4067V

Summary

On 6 June 2022 at about 14:15 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N4067V was involved in an accident near Wheatland, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 June 2022 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Wheatland, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Phifer Airfield (EAN)

Coordinates

42.0556, -104.9319

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N4067V

Category

Airplane

Year built

1948

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA200

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot’s improper landing flare which, resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tail-wheeled equipped airplane reported that, during landing with a quartering tailwind, the airplane floated and bounced after touchdown. When the airplane settled to the runway, the right wing dropped and impacted the surface. The airplane ground looped and rolled into soft dirt, where it nosed over and came to rest inverted. The fuselage and left wing were substantially damaged. 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.