# NTSB FTW71FRJ27: Cessna 170, N4349B, Tyler, TX, January 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1971
- Place: Tyler, TX · TYLER, TX
- Location: 32.3513° N, 95.3011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyler, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3513&lon=-95.3011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRJ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRJ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0685  71/1/23    TYLER,TEX           CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 583
        TIME - 0737                    N4349B              PX-  0  0  3  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POUNDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TYLER,TEX                   PALESTINE,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4349B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4349B), registered now, S/N 26693, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (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: Pounds

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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