Cessna 170 N2607V

Summary

On 18 April 2025 at about 14:15 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N2607V was involved in an accident near Oxford, Maine, 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

18 April 2025 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Oxford, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Oxford County Regional Airport (81B)

Coordinates

44.1585, -70.4841

Aircraft

Cessna 170

Registration

N2607V

Category

Airplane

Year built

1948

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA221

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that he assumed control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane near the conclusion of the local instructional flight. During the approach to land on runway 15, he observed the wind from 240° at 12 knots with occasional wind gust of 18 knots. During the landing roll with a right crosswind, the airplane encountered a wind gust. The airplane veered left of the runway centerline and its nose rotated right. The pilot applied left rudder and full engine power but was unable to regain directional control. The airplane exited the right side of the runway, traversed through a swale, impacted a culvert, and its left wing impacted the ground as it crossed a taxiway. The airplane came to rest in a grassy area adjacent to the taxiway. The airplane’s fuselage and left wing were substantially damaged during the accident sequence. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failure with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.