# NTSB MIA79DKG20: Cessna 170, N4046V, Douglas, GA, March 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1979
- Place: Douglas, GA · DOUGLAS, GA
- Location: 31.5061° N, 82.8543° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Douglas, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5061&lon=-82.8543&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136974
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DKG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0749   79/3/2    DOUGLAS,GA          CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1800                    N4046V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOUGLAS,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4046V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4046V), registered now, S/N 18373 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (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: Douglas

## 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 19790302003969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302003969A), Mar 2, 1979: Cessna 170, Douglas, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff.

## Other investigations on N4046V (1)

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.

- [NTSB UNK64X3602](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3602), Aug 26, 1964: Cessna 170 (N4046V), Knoxville, MD, 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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