# NTSB CHI71FBJ61: Cessna 170, N4144V, Sault St Mar, MI, March 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1971
- Place: Sault St Mar, MI · SAULT ST MAR, MI
- Location: 46.4762° N, 84.3705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4762&lon=-84.3705&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160110
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FBJ61
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBJ61

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0776  71/3/11    SAULT ST MAR,MICH   CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 415
        TIME - 1620                    N4144V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE FISH BAY,MICH         DRUMMOND ISLAND,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- HIT HOLE IN SOFT SNOW. L GR CAME OFF,ACFT CAME TO REST INVERTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4144V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4144V), registered now, S/N 18622, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (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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