# NTSB MIA76DKJ13: Cessna 170B, N8396A, Tuscaloosa, AL, August 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1975
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL · TUSCALOOSA, AL
- Location: 33.2098° N, 87.5692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tuscaloosa, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2098&lon=-87.5692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150508
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DKJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3245  75/8/11    TUSCALOOSA,AL       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 433
        TIME - 1330                    N8396A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 323 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TUSCALOOSA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIAMI,FL                    TUSCALOOSA,AL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- R AXLE BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8396A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tuscaloosa

## 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 19750811025409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750811025409A), Aug 11, 1975: Cessna 170B, Tuscaloosa, AL, Substantial damage. R axle broke.

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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