# NTSB DIA68D0124: Cessna 170A, N5459C, Elizabethtown, NC, December 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 3, 1967
- Place: Elizabethtown, NC · ELIZABETHTOWN, NC
- Location: 34.6215° N, 78.6063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethtown, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6215&lon=-78.6063&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0124
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0124

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4260   67/12/3   ELIZABETHTOWN,NC    CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 400
        TIME - 1630                    N5459C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FISHER FIELD
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           41                                                      300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- HIT A HEDGE ROW AND TURNED OVER.CROSSWIND OF 15K GUSTS TO 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5459C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5459C), registered now, S/N 19493, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (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: Fisher Field

## Other investigations on N5459C (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 WPR21LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA307), Aug 6, 2021: Cessna 170A (N5459C), Metaline Falls, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain sufficient altitude during the initial climb to clear trees due to an encounter with windshear.
- [NTSB CHI70D0303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0303), Oct 18, 1969: Cessna 170 (N5459C), Muncie, IN, 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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