# NTSB CHI72DEE40: Cessna 170B, N3532C, Moline, IL, October 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1971
- Place: Moline, IL · MOLINE, IL
- Location: 41.4823° N, 90.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moline, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4823&lon=-90.4934&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163678
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEE40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEE40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3872  71/10/21   MOLINE,ILL          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 271
        TIME - 1530                    N3532C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUAD-CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- L FLOAT HIT SUBMERGED OBJ IN RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3532C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3532C-2010-06-25), registration cancelled 2010-06-25, S/N 26575, 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 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quad-City

## Other investigations on N3532C (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 ANC77DA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA082), Aug 30, 1977: Cessna 170B (N3532C), Golovin, AK, 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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