# NTSB IAD71DIA22: Cessna 170B, N3483D, Cobb Island, MD, June 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1971
- Place: Cobb Island, MD · COBB ISLAND, MD
- Location: 38.2637° N, 76.8490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cobb Island, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2637&lon=-76.8490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DIA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DIA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1983  71/6/13    COBB ISLAND,MD      CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 800
        TIME - 1430                    N3483D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 73 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STONEY CREEK,MD             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- MADE APCH TO WATER LDG OVR BRIDGE.WIRES,POLES ON BRIDGE HIGHER THAN ADJOINING ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3483D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3483D-2018-01-18), registration cancelled 2018-01-18, S/N 27026, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- 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

## Other investigations on N3483D (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 ANC82DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA053), Jun 26, 1982: Cessna 170B (N3483D), Near Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0316), Oct 18, 1965: Cessna 170B (N3483D), Baltimore, MD, 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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