# NTSB CHI66D0416: Cessna 170A, N1781D, Hebron, OH, October 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1965
- Place: Hebron, OH · HEBRON, OH
- Location: 39.9652° N, 82.4865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hebron, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9652&lon=-82.4865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175333
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66D0416
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0416

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3320  65/10/17   HEBRON OHIO         CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 225
        TIME - 1130                    N1781D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCKEYE VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1781D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1781D-2011-06-23), registration cancelled 2011-06-23, S/N 20127, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Buckeye Valley

## Other investigations on N1781D (2)

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 FTW83LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA081), Jan 11, 1983: Cessna 170A (N1781D), Temple, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI69F0117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0117), Jul 28, 1968: Cessna 170A (N1781D), Columbus, OH, substantial damage

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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