# NTSB MIA73FLG38: Cessna 170, N2557V, Georgetown, SC, March 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1973
- Place: Georgetown, SC · GEORGETOWN, SC
- Location: 33.3724° N, 79.2808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3724&lon=-79.2808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FLG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLG38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0725  73/3/25    GEORGETOWN,SC       CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 593
        TIME - 1715                    N2557V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW BERN,SC                 GEORGETOWN,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SIPHONING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT CKD FUEL IN TANKS BFR TKOF,R FUEL TANK CAP FOUND OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2557V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2557V-1974-04-22), registration cancelled 1974-04-22, S/N 18062, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Georgetown County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730325006399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730325006399A), Mar 25, 1973: Cessna 170, Georgetown, SC, Substantial damage. Plt ckd fuel in tanks bfr tkof,r fuel tank cap found off.

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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