# NTSB DEN68D0020: Cessna 170, N5724C, Mountainair, NM, June 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1967
- Place: Mountainair, NM · MOUNTAINAIR, NM
- Location: 34.5212° N, 106.2393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountainair, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5212&lon=-106.2393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116169
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2075  67/6/17    MOUNTAINAIR,N MEX   CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 403
        TIME - 1828                    N5724C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNTAINAIR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SOFT AND SANDY RUNWAY. TAIL WIND 20 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5724C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5724C), registered now, S/N 19827 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mountainair

## Other investigations on N5724C (2)

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 ANC79DAG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG70), Jul 27, 1979: Cessna 170A (N5724C), Bethel, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC74DAG98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG98), Apr 12, 1974: Cessna 170A (N5724C), Mt.Village, AK, 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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