# NTSB MIA71DLD52: Cessna 170B, N2744D, Kissimmee, FL, March 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1971
- Place: Kissimmee, FL · KISSIMMEE, FL
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DLD52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLD52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1032  71/3/18    KISSIMMEE,FLA       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 274
        TIME - 1600                    N2744D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KISSIMMEE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE WALES,FLA              KISSIMMEE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          120                                                       18
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 25K.
```

## 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: Kissimmee Muni

## 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 MIA69D0400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0400), Mar 2, 1969: Cessna 170B (N2744D), Lakeland, 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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