# NTSB CHI67F0354: Cessna 170B, N3120B, Pewaukee, WI, November 20, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1966
- Place: Pewaukee, WI · PEWAUKEE, WI
- Location: 43.0661° N, 88.2445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pewaukee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0661&lon=-88.2445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120311
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0354
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0354

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3769  66/11/20   PEWAUKEE WIS        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 135
        TIME - 1215                    N3120B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEWAUKEE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- COMPUTATIONS SHOWED A SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFF WAS POSSIBLE UNDER THE EXISTING CONDITIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3120B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3120B), registered now, S/N 25362, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (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: Pewaukee

## Other investigations on N3120B (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 CHI75FEP36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP36), Dec 28, 1974: Cessna 170B (N3120B), Waukesha, WI, 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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