# NTSB FTW72FPM34: Cessna 170, N2518D, Pawhuska, OK, June 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1972
- Place: Pawhuska, OK · PAWHUSKA, OK
- Location: 36.6691° N, 96.3312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pawhuska, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6691&lon=-96.3312&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166852
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FPM34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPM34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2166  72/6/24    PAWHUSKA,OKLA       CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N2518D              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAWHUSKA,OKLA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2518D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2518D), registered now, S/N 20670, 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:  Pawhuska

## Other investigations on N2518D (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 SEA85LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA102), May 2, 1985: Cessna 170B (N2518D), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78DUG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUG52), Sep 8, 1978: Cessna 170 (N2518D), Blythe, CA, 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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