# NTSB CHI81FEM18: Cessna 170B, N2836C, Lowell, MI, May 31, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1981
- Place: Lowell, MI · LOWELL, MI
- Location: 42.9368° N, 85.3480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lowell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9368&lon=-85.3480&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0947  81/5/31    LOWELL,MI           CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 155
        TIME - 1400                    N2836C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOWELL CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOWELL,MI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
        REMARKS- INADEQUATE TENSION ON TAIL WHL STEERING SPRINGS/CONNECTORS.TAIL WHL WOULD STEER TO LEFT ONLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2836C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2836C-2020-04-03), registration cancelled 2020-04-03, S/N 26379, 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: Lowell City

## Other investigations on N2836C (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 CHI93LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA032), Nov 14, 1992: Cessna 170B (N2836C), Kankakee, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND NOT OBTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PRIOR TO LANDING TOUCH DOWN IN A CROSSWIND CONDITION.

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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