# NTSB CHI71FBJ42: Cessna 170B, N3421D, Menominee, MI, November 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1970
- Place: Menominee, MI · MENOMINEE, MI
- Location: 45.1234° N, 87.6235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Menominee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1234&lon=-87.6235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBJ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBJ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4190  70/11/17   MENOMINEE,MICH      CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 341
        TIME - 1430                    N3421D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MENOMINEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREEN BAY,WIS               MENOMINEE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT RR TIE COVERED BY GRASS AT EDGE OF ROAD AFTER EARLIER PRECAUTIONARY LDG. DIDNT SURVEY AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3421D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3421D), registered now, S/N 26964, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Menominee

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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