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| Date: | Friday 3 April 1987 |
| Time: | 13:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2323D |
| MSN: | 20475 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4400 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boulder, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AN 85 HOUR PRIVATE PLT WAS FLYING FOR PROFICIENCY IN HIS CESSNA 170. AT THE LAST LANDING OF THE FLT, AN APPARENTLY NORMAL TOUCHDOWN WAS COMPLETED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND THE PLT CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT. THE ACFT CONTINUED TO TURN RIGHT WITH AN INCREASED RATE OF TURN. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THIS TURN AND THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED SOFT FILL DIRT AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN87LA080
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 January 2012 | N2323D | Private | 0 | Erie Municipal Airport, CO (KEIK) | |
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| 20 January 2013 | N2323D | 0 | Erie Municipal Airport, CO (KEIK) | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 11:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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