Cessna 170B N2207D

Summary

On 29 April 2023 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 170B registered N2207D was involved in an accident near Queen Creek, Arizona, 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

29 April 2023 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Queen Creek, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Pegusas Airpark (5AZ3)

Coordinates

33.2087, -111.6172

Aircraft

Cessna 170B

Registration

N2207D

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

Queen Creek → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR23LA171

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s encounter with a dust devil after landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported encountering a dust devil (also called a whirlwind) during rollout following a full stall landing maneuver. The airplane did not have any aileron authority due to the low airspeed at the time of the encounter. The left wing subsequently impacted the ground and the airplane departed the runway. It continued to roll down a hill before flipping and coming to rest inverted, resulting in substantial damage to the empennage and both wings. The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.