# NTSB DEN67D0045: Cessna 170B, N2309D, Roswell, NM, July 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1966
- Place: Roswell, NM · ROSWELL, NM
- Location: 33.3734° N, 104.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roswell, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3734&lon=-104.5294&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 12, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121987
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1893  66/7/29    ROSWELL N MEX       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1500
        TIME - 0621                    N2309D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSWELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2309D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2309D-1977-05-19), registration cancelled 1977-05-19, S/N 20461 (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: Roswell

## Other investigations on N2309D (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 FTW72DRJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRJ17), Dec 25, 1971: Cessna 170B (N2309D), Robson, LA, 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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