Cessna 170B N4448B
4 August 1999 · Casper, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 August 1999 at about 19:04 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N4448B was involved in an accident near Casper, Wyoming, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Casper, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Natrona County (CPR)
- Coordinates
- 42.8306, -106.3206
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N4448B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Knoxville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN99LA134
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of a wrong runway for landing and his failure to maintain directional control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During landing after a cross-country flight, the aircraft departed the side of the runway as a result of a ground loop. The pilot had been cleared to land on runway 8 and performed the landing on runway 3. Wind at the time was recorded to be from 090 degrees at 14 knots. The calculated headwind component was 7 knots and the calculated crosswind component was 12 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 1999 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1999 | Cessna 170B | Oakland, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1999 | Cessna 170B | Auburn, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1999 | Cessna 170A | El Mirage, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1999 | Cessna 170B | McCarthy, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1999 | Cessna 170B | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Robert W. Cellars | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1999 | Piper PA-28-180 | Burlington, Wyoming, United States | Garland Brothers, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1999 | Grumman American AA-5 | Newcastle, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 May 1999 | Piper PA-11 | Lander, Wyoming, United States | Mark A. Ramsey | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Aug 1999 | Cessna 180H | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1999 | Mooney M20K | Medicine Bow, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1999 | Cessna 208B | Cody, Wyoming, United States | Corporate Air | No injuries | - |