# NTSB MIA72FLD60: Cessna 170B, N2445D, Plant City, FL, April 11, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1972
- Place: Plant City, FL · PLANT CITY, FL
- Location: 28.0157° N, 82.1168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plant City, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0157&lon=-82.1168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FLD60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLD60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3980  72/4/11    PLANT CITY,FLA      CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1015                    N2445D              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLANT CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLANT CITY,FLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- CK PLT DID NOT TAKE OVR THE CONTROLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2445D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Plant City

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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