# NTSB CHI67D0488: Cessna 170B, N2272D, Sandwich, IL, November 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1966
- Place: Sandwich, IL · SANDWICH, IL
- Location: 41.6501° N, 88.6190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandwich, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6501&lon=-88.6190&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0488
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0488

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4295   66/11/5   SANDWICH ILL        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 316
        TIME - 1100                    N2272D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 248 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANDWICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        REMARKS- FUSELAGE DAMAGED IN AREA OF PREVIOUS REPAIRS WHICH WERE IMPROPERLY MADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2272D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2272D-1971-02-25), registration cancelled 1971-02-25, S/N 20424 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sandwich

## Other investigations on N2272D (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 MIA71DKJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKJ15), Sep 6, 1970: Cessna 170B (N2272D), Athens, AL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2996](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2996), Jul 23, 1964: Cessna 170B (N2272D), Sidney, 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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