Cessna 170B N2369D

Summary

On 11 August 2015 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2369D was involved in an accident near Driggs, Idaho, 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.

Date

11 August 2015 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Driggs, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Driggs-Reed Memorial (DIJ)

Coordinates

43.7456, -111.0936

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N2369D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1952

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rapid City → Driggs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA223

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during touchdown for landing, a gust of wind blew the airplane to the right of the runway centerline. The pilot attempted to correct with control inputs, but the airplane continued to the right and exited the runway. The right main landing gear wheel dug in to the dirt and the airplane came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to fuselage, wings, horizontal stabilizer, and rudder. The wind reported from a weather station at the airport about the time of the accident were from 250 degrees at 7 knots. The pilot reported he was landing runway 21. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.