# NTSB MIA76FKG36: Cessna 170B, N3140A, Fayetteville, GA, November 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1975
- Place: Fayetteville, GA · FAYETTEVILLE, GA
- Location: 33.4491° N, 84.4728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4491&lon=-84.4728&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3581  75/11/28   FAYETTEVILLE,GA     CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 196
        TIME - 1330                    N3140A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW POND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAYETTEVILLE,GA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3140A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3140A), registered now, S/N 25784, built 1953 (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: Willow Pond

## 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 19751128037609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751128037609A), Nov 28, 1975: Cessna 170B, Fayetteville, GA, 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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