# Accident 19790722040459A: Cessna 170B, Middleburg, FL, July 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: Middleburg, FL
- Airport: Spencer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0502° N, 81.9011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0502&lon=-81.9011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2342D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2342D-2009-05-14) (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 170B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 170 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA34-134687) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790722040459A

## Narrative

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

SEAT SLID BACK ON TAKEOFF ROLL. LOST CONTROL. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES. NO STOPPIN IN SEAT TRACK.

## 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 MIA79FLA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA34-134687), Jul 22, 1979: Cessna 170B (N2342D), Middleburg, FL, 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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