# NTSB CHI74FEV20: Cessna 170B, N2758C, St Joseph, IL, September 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1973
- Place: St Joseph, IL · ST JOSEPH, IL
- Location: 40.1147° N, 88.0356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Joseph, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1147&lon=-88.0356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188648
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2608   73/9/8    ST JOSEPH,ILL       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 483
        TIME - 0950                    N2758C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLESSNER RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST JOSEPH,ILL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TIRES SKIDDED ON WET SOD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2758C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2758C-1975-08-18), registration cancelled 1975-08-18, S/N 26302 (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: Flessner Rla

## 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 19730908029879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730908029879A), Sep 8, 1973: Cessna 170B, St Joseph, IL, Substantial damage. Tires skidded on wet sod.

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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