# NTSB MKC66F0589: Cessna 170, N1904C, Rocsglen, ND, May 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1966
- Place: Rocsglen, ND · ROCSGLEN, ND
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0589
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0589

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2244  66/5/24  NR.ROCSGLEN N DAK     CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 2015                    N1904C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAHLBERG FARM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1904C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1904C-1977-05-06), registration cancelled 1977-05-06, S/N 26049 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dahlberg Farm

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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