# NTSB Accident DEN89LA225
> **CESSNA 170** · 1989-09-10 · CORTEZ, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN89LA225
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29359
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-10
- **Location:** CORTEZ, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.349941, -108.570701
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 170
- **Registration:** N170LF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND LOOP.

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