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Cessna 170B N2280D

10 March 1983 · Douglas, Wyoming, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 March 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2280D was involved in an accident near Douglas, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Douglas, Wyoming, United States
Nearest airport
Douglas (DGW)
Coordinates
42.7505, -105.3904
Aircraft
Cessna 170B
Registration
N2280D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Englewood → Douglas
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN83LA075

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE PLANE & HAD ONLY 6 HRS OF FLT TIME IN TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED ACFT. HE REPORTED THAT DURING A LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED ONCE, THEN TOUCHED DOWN JUST LEFT OF THE CENTER OF THE RWY. HE STATED THAT THE ACFT VEERED LEFT, THEN HE OVERCORRECTED TO THE RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT TURNED SIDEWAYS AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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