# NTSB CHI72FET09: Cessna 170, N4412V, Winamac, IN, October 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1971
- Place: Winamac, IN · WINAMAC, IN
- Location: 41.0535° N, 86.6037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winamac, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0535&lon=-86.6037&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 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FET09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FET09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3851   71/10/8   WINAMAC,IND         CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 54 TOTAL
        TIME - 0915                    N4412V              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARENS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BERRIEN SPRNGS,MICH         WINAMAC,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- X-WND LDG,GUSTS TO 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4412V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4412V-2012-11-30), registration cancelled 2012-11-30, S/N 18545, 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
- Airport: Arens

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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