# NTSB CHI67F0060: Cessna 170B, N4570C, Grand Rapids, MI, July 4, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1966
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0060

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1631   66/7/4    GRAND RAPIDS MICH   CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 210
        TIME - 1530                    N4570C              PX-  0  0  2  PARAJUMP-SPORT            TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH KENT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4570C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4570C), registered now, S/N 25514, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Kent

## Other investigations on N4570C (3)

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 ANC87LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA046), Mar 8, 1987: Cessna 170B (N4570C), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC85LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA097), Jun 19, 1985: Cessna 170B (N4570C), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70FAA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70FAA10), May 20, 1970: Cessna 170B (N4570C), College, AK, 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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