# NTSB IAD72FIA16: Cessna 170A, N1307D, Winchester, VA, February 12, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1972
- Place: Winchester, VA · WINCHESTER, VA
- Location: 39.1739° N, 78.1764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winchester, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1739&lon=-78.1764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD72FIA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD72FIA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2023  72/2/12    WINCHESTER,VA       CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 351
        TIME - 1130                    N1307D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WINCHESTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEESBURG,VA                 FRONT ROYAL,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD IN HILLY TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1307D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1307D-1973-06-05), registration cancelled 1973-06-05, S/N 19883 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Winchester

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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