# NTSB CHI77FEK31: Cessna 170, N2856C, Marion, OH, September 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1977
- Place: Marion, OH · MARION, OH
- Location: 40.5967° N, 83.1232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5967&lon=-83.1232&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEK31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2827  77/9/11    MARION OH           CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 270
        TIME - 1225                    N2856C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARREN OHIO                 MARION OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2856C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2856C), registered now, S/N 26399, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- 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: Marion 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 19770911028029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770911028029A), Sep 11, 1977: Cessna 170B, Marion Oh, OH, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2856C (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI68D0581](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0581), Jan 6, 1968: Cessna 170 (N2856C), Painesville, OH, substantial damage

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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