# NTSB CHI73FET24: Cessna 170B, N8292A, New Paris, IN, June 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1973
- Place: New Paris, IN · NEW PARIS, IN
- Location: 41.5019° N, 85.8255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Paris, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5019&lon=-85.8255&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190557
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FET24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FET24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1251   73/6/8    NEW PARIS,IND       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 390
        TIME - 1930                    N8292A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUMMEL FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW PARIS,IND               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- PLOWED FURROWS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8292A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8292A), registered now, S/N 25144, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (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: Rummel Farm Strip

## 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 19730608016039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730608016039A), Jun 8, 1973: Cessna 170B, New Paris, IN, Substantial damage. Plowed furrows adjacent to runway.

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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