# NTSB CHI69D0313: Cessna 170B, N2788D, Eureka, MI, October 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1968
- Place: Eureka, MI · EUREKA, MI
- Location: 43.1036° N, 84.5136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1036&lon=-84.5136&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0313
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0313

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3731  68/10/15   EUREKA,MICH         CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 62, 881
        TIME - 1645                    N2788D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARKER STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2788D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2788D-1977-12-07), registration cancelled 1977-12-07, S/N 25330 (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: Parker Strip

## Other investigations on N2788D (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 MKC77FCD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD35-201264), Jul 21, 1977: Cessna 170B (N2788D), Dubuque, IA, 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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