# NTSB CHI68D0286: Cessna 170B, N2899C, Ipava, IL, September 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1967
- Place: Ipava, IL · IPAVA, IL
- Location: 40.3526° N, 90.3234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ipava, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3526&lon=-90.3234&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0286
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0286

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3287   67/9/8  NR.IPAVA,ILL          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 942
        TIME - 1045                    N2899C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF NEAR GROSS WEIGHT,ON FIELD HAVING HIGH WEEDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2899C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2899C), registered now, S/N 26442, built 1954 (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

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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