# NTSB MIA68F0377: Cessna 170A, N81Z, Wadley, GA, December 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1967
- Place: Wadley, GA · WADLEY, GA
- Location: 32.8648° N, 82.4028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadley, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8648&lon=-82.4028&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68F0377
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0377

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4586  67/12/13   WADLEY,GA           CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3040
        TIME - 0630                    N81Z                PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOSTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- HEAVY FROST ON WINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N81Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81Z-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 19729, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (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: Foster

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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