# NTSB MIA70D0279: Cessna 170A, N5407C, Bessemer, AL, December 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1969
- Place: Bessemer, AL · BESSEMER, AL
- Location: 33.4018° N, 86.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bessemer, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4018&lon=-86.9544&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145447
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0279
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0279

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4546  69/12/20   BESSEMER,ALA        CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 130
        TIME - 1320                    N5407C              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BESSEMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BESSEMER,ALA                BESSEMER,ALA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5407C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5407C-2018-01-24), registration cancelled 2018-01-24, S/N 19441, 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: Bessemer

## Other investigations on N5407C (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 MIA08CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA037), Jan 6, 2008: Cessna 170A (N5407C), Ellsworth, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area.
- [NTSB MIA67O0070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67O0070), Jul 15, 1966: Cessna 170 (N5407C), Evergreen, AL, 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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