# NTSB IAD70FIG05: Cessna 170B, N3244A, Friendship Apt, MD, February 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1970
- Place: Friendship Apt, MD · FRIENDSHIP APT, MD
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD70FIG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70FIG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0867  70/2/12    FRIENDSHIP APT,MD   CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 660
        TIME - 1220                    N3244A              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIENDSHIP INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDGEWATER,MD                FRIENDSHIP APT,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- 3 SCREWS MISSING,OTHERS LOOSE IN R WHEEL BRAKE CYL.ALLOWED O RING SEAL TO POP OUT.LOST BRAKE FLUID
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3244A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3244A), registered now, S/N 25888, built 1953 (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
- Airport: Friendship Intl

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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