# NTSB MIA71DKJ15: Cessna 170B, N2272D, Athens, AL, September 6, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1970
- Place: Athens, AL · ATHENS, AL
- Location: 34.8029° N, 86.9717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8029&lon=-86.9717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3640   70/9/6    ATHENS,ALA          CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 624
        TIME - 1500                    N2272D              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 614 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAGNUSSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATHENS,ALA                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      93
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RWY 2000FT LONG,HIGH GRASS.4 PAX ON BOARD.PWR LINES END OF RWY.CRASH LNDD EDGE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2272D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2272D-1971-02-25), registration cancelled 1971-02-25, S/N 20424 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Magnusson

## Other investigations on N2272D (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 CHI67D0488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0488), Nov 5, 1966: Cessna 170B (N2272D), Sandwich, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2996](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2996), Jul 23, 1964: Cessna 170B (N2272D), Sidney, OH, 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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