Cessna 170B N2359J

Summary

On 31 March 2006 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2359J was involved in an accident near Benton, Kansas, United States. One person was 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

31 March 2006 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Benton, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Benton (1K1)

Coordinates

37.7725, -97.8106

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N2359J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Benton → Wichita

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN06CA054

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane resulting in a ground loop. Contributing factors include the inadequate preflight inspection, the pilot's failure to properly latch the cowling, and the pilot's diverted attention to the open cowling.

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

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The pilot had just departed when the cowling came open and he elected to return to the airport. The pilot stated that during the landing roll he lost control of the airplane, ground looped and departed the runway to the left, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. A post-accident examination of the airframe and airplane's systems revealed no anomalies. The pilot stated that he did not properly latch the cowling.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.