# NTSB CHI78FEM01: Cessna 170B, N2524C, Bath, MI, October 28, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1977
- Place: Bath, MI · BATH, MI
- Location: 42.8159° N, 84.4567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bath, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8159&lon=-84.4567&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145211
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2993  77/10/28   BATH,MI             CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 626
        TIME - 1645                    N2524C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY AIRPAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATH MI                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- PILOT'S SEAT SLID FORWARD CAUSING ADDITIONAL BREAK PRESSURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2524C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2524C-2015-03-19), registration cancelled 2015-03-19, S/N 26168, built 1954 (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: University Airpar

## 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 19771028032189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771028032189A), Oct 28, 1977: Cessna 170B, Bath, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot's seat slid forward causing additional break pressure.

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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