# NTSB FTW75DPD13: Cessna 170B, N2853G, Keller, TX, April 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1975
- Place: Keller, TX · KELLER, TX
- Location: 32.9329° N, 97.2245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keller, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9329&lon=-97.2245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPD13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0637   75/4/3    KELLER,TX           CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N2853G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOODE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE,TX                  KELLER,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT ON 1ST SOLO FLT IN TYPE ACFT.GRND LOOPD TO R,L WG HIT GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2853G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Goode

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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