# NTSB CHI73FEG22: Cessna 170B, N2849C, Wilmington, OH, April 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1973
- Place: Wilmington, OH · WILMINGTON, OH
- Location: 39.4294° N, 83.8177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmington, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4294&lon=-83.8177&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170330
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEG22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEG22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0700   73/4/3    WILMINGTON,OHIO     CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 921
        TIME - 1150                    N2849C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLINTON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMINGTON,OHIO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LNDD RWY 20 R WING CAME UP,ACFT VEERED OFF R SIDE INTO DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2849C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2849C-1977-10-03), registration cancelled 1977-10-03, S/N 26392 (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: Clinton County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730403007189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730403007189A), Apr 3, 1973: Cessna 170B, Wilmington, OH, Substantial damage. Lndd rwy 20 r wing came up,acft veered off r side into ditch.

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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