# NTSB MKC67D0279: Cessna 170, N2551V, Thedford, NE, October 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1966
- Place: Thedford, NE · THEDFORD, NE
- Location: 41.9792° N, 100.5747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thedford, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9792&lon=-100.5747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0279
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0279

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3728  66/10/16 NR.THEDFORD NEBR      CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1550
        TIME - 1750                    N2551V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT ROLLING ALFALFA FIELD WITH UPSLOPE GRADE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2551V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2551V-2000-09-20), registration cancelled 2000-09-20, S/N 18056 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170) (registry code 2072302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2551V (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 ATL97LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA083), Jun 9, 1997: Cessna 170A (N2551V), Orangeburg, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot experienced a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reason. The pilot failed to maintain flying airspeed which resulted in a stall and then subsequent collision with the ground. A…

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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