# NTSB IAD71AI003: Cessna 170B, N2377D, Montchanin, DE, July 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1970
- Place: Montchanin, DE · MONTCHANIN, DE
- Location: 39.7898° N, 75.5891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montchanin, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7898&lon=-75.5891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71AI003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71AI003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1043   70/7/4    MONTCHANIN,DEL      CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 273
        TIME - 0756                    N2377D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          CHARLOTTE,NC                MORRISVILLE,PA              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       78
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HIT GARAGE ROOF AFTER IMPACT WITH TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2377D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2377D-1971-12-13), registration cancelled 1971-12-13, S/N 20529 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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