# NTSB MIA76AM014: Cessna 170B, N562DH, Isle Of Palms, SC, August 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1975
- Place: Isle Of Palms, SC · ISLE OF PALMS, SC
- Location: 32.8039° N, 79.7524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Isle of Palms, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8039&lon=-79.7524&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76AM014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3625   75/8/9    ISLE OF PALMS,SC    CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 163
        TIME - 1707                    N562DH              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLSON MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLE OF PALMS,SC           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT ABT 40 LB OVR TKOF GW.DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE STRUCK EMBANKMENT BEYOND RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N562DH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N562DH-1975-11-04), registration cancelled 1975-11-04, S/N 27007 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Willson Memorial

## 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 19750809030229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750809030229A), Aug 9, 1975: Cessna 170B, Isle Of Palms, SC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft abt 40 lb ovr tkof gw. Did not become airborne struck embankment beyond rwy.

## Other investigations on N562DH (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD70D0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0079), Sep 8, 1969: Champion 7GCBC (N562DH), Reedville, VA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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