# NTSB IAD76FKW38: Cessna 170B, N2434D, Powell, TN, September 11, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1976
- Place: Powell, TN · POWELL, TN
- Location: 36.0359° N, 84.0297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Powell, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0359&lon=-84.0297&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155595
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FKW38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKW38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3407  76/9/11    POWELL,TN           CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 300
        TIME - 1400                    N2434D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POWELL AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEW MARKET,VA               OXFORD,MS                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2434D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2434D), registered now, S/N 20586, built 1952 (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: Powell Airport

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760911031329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760911031329A), Sep 11, 1976: Cessna 170B, Powell, TN, 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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