# NTSB MIA70D0243: Cessna 170A, N5514C, Memphis, TN, December 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 8, 1969
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 27, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145261
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0243
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0243

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4529   69/12/8   MEMPHIS,TENN        CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 0430                    N5514C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILSON FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TENN                ALMYRA,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ATMTD TAKOF ON UNLITED RWY USING LDG LITES.ACFT NOT ALIGNED W/RWY,RAN OFF SIDE INTO HEDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5514C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5514C-2005-07-20), registration cancelled 2005-07-20, S/N 19548, 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: Wilson Fld

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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