# Accident 19790317006109A: Cessna 170, Washington, DC, March 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Hyde
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2735D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2735D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FIA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317006109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF VEERED OFF RUNWAY IN ATTEMPT TO STOP AIRCRAFT. STRUCK DITCH, NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD79FIA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIA09), Mar 17, 1979: Cessna 170B (N2735D), Clinton, MD, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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