NTSB CEN23LA140 — 2023-03-19 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Current FAA registration · N9254A

Make / Model: CESSNA 170A
Year of manufacture: 1949 · 74 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19560301
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S ACD3A2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N9254A Cessna 170A None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing with wind gusts, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that after touchdown on the runway, a gust of wind pushed the tail of the airplane to the left. The pilot was unable to maintain directional control and the airplane departed the runway and nosed over in a grassy area adjacent to the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The reported winds about the time of the accident were light and variable at 3 knots. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-(general)-(general)-Pilot
— Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Contributed to outcome

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2023_CEN23LA140.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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