# NTSB FTW69D0148: Cessna 170, N2480D, Hot Springs, AR, August 2, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1968
- Place: Hot Springs, AR · HOT SPRINGS, AR
- Location: 34.5037° N, 93.0552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5037&lon=-93.0552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109360
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0148
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0148

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2602   68/8/2    HOT SPRINGS,ARK     CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 177
        TIME - 1530                    N2480D              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOT SPRINGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2480D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2480D), registered now, S/N 20632, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- 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: Hot Springs

## Other investigations on N2480D (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 ERA25LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA139), Feb 23, 2025: Cessna 170B (N2480D), Gainesville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane while landing in gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB MIA78DKT28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT28), Nov 11, 1977: Cessna 170B (N2480D), Ft Myers, FL, 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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