# NTSB CHI74FEK12: Cessna 170B, N813MD, Lima, OH, December 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1973
- Place: Lima, OH · LIMA, OH
- Location: 40.7407° N, 84.1121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lima, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7407&lon=-84.1121&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEK12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEK12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3926  73/12/28   LIMA,OHIO           CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 314
        TIME - 1400                    N813MD              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN CO ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LIMA,OHIO                   LIMA,OHIO                    FINDLAY,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L WG HIT FIRST,ACFT BOUNCED & VEERED L.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N813MD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N813MD), registered now, S/N 25957, built 1953 (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: Allen Co Arpt

## 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 19731228040509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731228040509A), Dec 28, 1973: Cessna 170B, Lima, OH, Substantial damage. L wg hit first,acft bounced & veered l.

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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