Cessna 170B N2912D
7 January 2006 · Ulysses, Kansas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 January 2006 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2912D was involved in an accident near Ulysses, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ulysses, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ulysses (ULS)
- Coordinates
- 37.6039, -101.3733
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N2912D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sublette → Ulysses
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN06CA032
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing, resulting in a ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he lost directional control while landing. Subsequently, the airplane ground-looped and nosed over. The pilot stated that the wind was not a factor in the loss of directional control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 170 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2006 | Cessna 170B | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 2006 | Cessna 170B | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | Mark Svabik | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2006 | Cessna 170B | Hampton, New Hampshire, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2006 | Cessna 170B | Griffin, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2006 | Cessna 170A | Atwood, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 May 2006 | Cessna 170B | West Glacier, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,985 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2006 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2006 | Brent W Brown MURPHY MOOSE | St. Francis, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2006 | Beechcraft A-36 | Great Bend, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Cessna 140 | Cunningham, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2006 | Luscombe 8F | Wellsville, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 2006 | Cessna 172N | Cottonwood Fall, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |