# NTSB FTW71DRJ19: Cessna 170B, N4510C, Talco, TX, October 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1970
- Place: Talco, TX · TALCO, TX
- Location: 33.3629° N, 95.1023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Talco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3629&lon=-95.1023&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 14, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DRJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3943  70/10/10   TALCO,TEX           CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1715                    N4510C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TALCO,TEX                   LONGVIEW,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- FARM FLD,ROUGH,WET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4510C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4510C), registered now, S/N 25454, built 1952 (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

## Other investigations on N4510C (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 MKC88LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA091), May 17, 1988: Cessna 170B (N4510C), Bayard, NE, 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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