# NTSB MIA69D0092: Cessna 170, N1708D, West Palm Bch, FL, July 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1968
- Place: West Palm Bch, FL · WEST PALM BCH, FL
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4087  68/7/21    WEST PALM BCH,FLA   CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 0808                    N1708D              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM BEACH INTL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1708D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1708D-2017-10-28), registration cancelled 2017-10-28, S/N 20151, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- 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: Palm Beach Intl

## Other investigations on N1708D (2)

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 ANC74DAG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG78-173573), Mar 25, 1973: Cessna 170A (N1708D), Palmer, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC71DAG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAG69), Feb 20, 1971: Cessna 170A (N1708D), Anchorage, AK, 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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