# NTSB DEN78FTE37: Cessna 170B, N3187B, Idalia, CO, March 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1978
- Place: Idalia, CO · IDALIA, CO
- Location: 39.7030° N, 102.2940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idalia, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7030&lon=-102.2940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTE37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0228   78/3/9    IDALIA,CO           CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N3187B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 582 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEN PVT STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          IDALIA,CO                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- POWERLINE AT DEPARTURE END OF RWY,ATTMTD TO PASS UNDER IT,HIT ROAD DMGD WHEEL PANTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3187B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3187B), registered now, S/N 25429, built 1953 (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: Allen Pvt Strip

## 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 19780309002809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780309002809A), Mar 9, 1978: Cessna 170B, Idalia, CO, Substantial damage. Powerline at departure end of rwy,attmtd to pass under it,hit roagd wheel pants.

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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