# NTSB MIA67F0449: Cessna 170, N4023V, St.Thomas, VI, March 18, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1967
- Place: St.Thomas, VI · ST.THOMAS,VI, VI
- Location: 18.3533° N, 64.9365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Saint Thomas, VI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.3533&lon=-64.9365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118219
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA67F0449
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0449

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0888  67/3/18    ST.THOMAS,VI        CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 900
        TIME - 1100                    N4023V              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRY S.TRUMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- PILOTS SEAT SLID AFT AND TILTED OVER.STOP PIN MISSING.LEFT GEAR STRUCK HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4023V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4023V-2012-11-15), registration cancelled 2012-11-15, S/N 18342, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (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: Harry S.Truman

## Other investigations on N4023V (1)

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 MIA91LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA021), Nov 4, 1990: Cessna 170 (N4023V), Patillas, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ACCIDENT WAS FAILURE OF THE NON CERTIFICATED PILOT TO LOWER THE FLAPS TO THE CORRECT POSITION FOR TAKEOFF AND FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ACCELERATION.

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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