Cessna 170B N2619D

Summary

On 6 February 2013 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2619D, operated by Inman Steve, was involved in an accident near Sunburst, Montana, 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

6 February 2013 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sunburst, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Sunburst Airport (K8U5)

Coordinates

48.8867, -111.9217

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N2619D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Inman Steve

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sunburst → Billings

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA117

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to compensate for the strong, gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot taxied the airplane onto the runway most aligned with the wind and began the takeoff roll. Just as the airplane became airborne, a gust of wind lifted the right wing, and the left wing tip contacted the ground despite the pilot's application of full right aileron. The airplane came to rest, nose-down, facing opposite the direction of intended travel and sustained substantial damage to both wings and the left lift strut. The pilot estimated that the wind was 38 knots and gusting to 42 knots at the time of takeoff. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.