# NTSB MIA68D0438: Cessna 170, N3427C, Davie, FL, March 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1968
- Place: Davie, FL · DAVIE, FL
- Location: 26.0629° N, 80.2331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davie, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0629&lon=-80.2331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111992
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0438
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0438

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0472   68/3/3    DAVIE, FLA          CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 790
        TIME - 1145                    N3427C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PX ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED THERMOS BOTTLE BETWEEN FRONT SEATS AND OVER FUEL SELECTOR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3427C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3427C), registered now, S/N 26470, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- 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

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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