# NTSB MIA79FLA34: Cessna 170B, N2342D, Middleburg, FL, July 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1979
- Place: Middleburg, FL · MIDDLEBURG, FL
- Location: 30.0502° N, 81.9011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0502&lon=-81.9011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134687
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA34-134687

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2094  79/7/22    MIDDLEBURG,FL       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 325
        TIME - 1145                    N2342D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPENCER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLEBURG,FL               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
        REMARKS- PLT SEAT MOVED AFT.SEAT TRACK SAFETY STOP PIN NOT INSTALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2342D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2342D-2009-05-14), registration cancelled 2009-05-14, S/N 20494, built 1952 (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: Spencer

## 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 19790722040459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790722040459A), Jul 22, 1979: Cessna 170B, Middleburg, FL, Substantial damage. Seat slid back on takeoff roll. Lost control. Ran off runway into trees. No stoppin in seat track.

## Other investigations on N2342D (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 MIA72DKG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKG03), Jul 5, 1971: Cessna 170B (N2342D), Lithonia, 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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