# NTSB MIA69D0400: Cessna 170B, N2744D, Lakeland, FL, March 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1969
- Place: Lakeland, FL · LAKELAND, FL
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69D0400
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0400

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0781   69/3/2    LAKELAND,FLA        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1115                    N2744D              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 436 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            118 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRANE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT FUELED FROM 55 GAL UNFILTERED DRUM. LANDED IN FLD AT ARPT BOUNDARY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2744D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2744D), registered now, S/N 25286, 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: Drane

## Other investigations on N2744D (3)

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 ANC91LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA056), May 4, 1991: Cessna C-170B (N2744D), Manley Hot Sprg, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTING UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH LANDING AREA.
- [NTSB MIA71DLD52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLD52), Mar 18, 1971: Cessna 170B (N2744D), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67F0470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0470), Mar 16, 1967: Cessna 170B (N2744D), Ormond Beach, FL, 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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