# NTSB ATL81DKM10: Cessna 170, N2538C, Mocksville, NC, May 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1981
- Place: Mocksville, NC · MOCKSVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.9021° N, 80.5647° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mocksville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9021&lon=-80.5647&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81DKM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0715  81/5/16    MOCKSVILLE,NC       CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0910                    N2538C              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      27, 2415 TOTAL HOURS, 324
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUGAR VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOCKSVILLE,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2538C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sugar Valley

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810516026219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810516026219A), May 16, 1981: Cessna 170B, Mocksville, NC, Substantial damage. Student applied brakes heavily on landing roll. Tail wheel type airplane nosed over.

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.

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