# NTSB Accident CHI06LA255
> **Cessna A185E** · 2006-08-26 · Valentine, NE, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI06LA255
- **Event ID:** 20060926X01402
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-08-26
- **Location:** Valentine, NE, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.857776, -100.547775
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A185E
- **Registration:** N4730Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NITE
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop by the pilot.  A factor contributing to the accident was the gusting crosswind condition.

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