# NTSB Accident CEN24LA251
> **CESSNA 170** · 2024-07-04 · Dowagiac, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN24LA251
- **Event ID:** 20240708194629
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-07-04
- **Location:** Dowagiac, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.993703, -86.122817
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 170
- **Registration:** N9793A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot and flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop with the left main landing gear axle failing, a runway excursion, and impact with the ground.

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