Cessna 170B N8223A
16 June 2023 · Elko, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 June 2023 at about 22:02 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N8223A was involved in an accident near Elko, Nevada, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elko, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elko Regional Airport (EKO)
- Coordinates
- 40.8250, -115.7913
- Aircraft
- Cessna 170B
- Registration
- N8223A
- 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
- Elko → Weiser
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR23LA233
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of control after encountering a dust devil during takeoff.
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 the winds at the airport were light and variable each of the three times he checked before takeoff. He performed a three-point takeoff, and as soon as he applied back pressure to the yoke, he observed a dust devil to the right and in front of the airplane. The airplane rolled aggressively left and he applied corrective control inputs as the airplane drifted to the left side of the runway. The main gear impacted vegetation, the airplane rolled, and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A review of the Federal Aviation Administration Aviation (FAA) Weather Handbook (FAA-H-8083-28) and the FAA Aeronautical Information Manual found no detailed information listed about dust devils or the potential hazards of flying through dust devils.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2023 | Cessna 170 | Santiago, Brazil | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 28 Nov 2023 | Cessna 170 | Quebec, Canada | - | Serious injuries | - |
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