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| Date: | Wednesday 4 August 1999 |
| Time: | 13:04 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170B |
| Owner/operator: | Gold Stream Exploration, LLC |
| Registration: | N4448B |
| MSN: | 26792 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4250 hours |
| Engine model: | Franklin 6A-350-C1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Casper, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Knoxville, IA (KOXV) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During landing after a cross-country flight, the aircraft departed the side of the runway as a result of a ground loop. The pilot had been cleared to land on runway 8 and performed the landing on runway 3. Wind at the time was recorded to be from 090 degrees at 14 knots. The calculated headwind component was 7 knots and the calculated crosswind component was 12 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of a wrong runway for landing and his failure to maintain directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN99LA134
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 November 2003 | N4448B | Private | 0 | Manley Hot Sprg, Alaska | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Mar-2024 08:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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