Event DEN86LA240

1986-08-23 GREELEY, Colorado, United States Airport · GXY None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N2790D

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 170B

Year of manufacture

1952 · 34 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19551117

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A2CA47

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N2790D Cessna 170B None

Factual narrative

PLT WAS FERRYING ACFT FROM GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO TO TROY, MO. ACFT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL (3-84) AND A SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED. PLT LIKEWISE HAD NOT FLOWN FOR 2 YEARS. PLT ACCOMPLISHED THE MANDATORY BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AND REPORTED LOGGING 4 HRS FLT TIME IN THE 24 HRS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. PLT SAID HE MADE NORMAL APCH TO RWY 09 BUT DURING FLARE REALIZED HE WAS TOO HIGH. ACFT MADE HARD LANDING, BLOWING RIGHT MAIN TIRE. PLT ADDED POWER IN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND BUT ACFT GROUND LOOPED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_DEN86LA240.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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