# NTSB MKC70DCJ30: Cessna 170B, N2442D, Wolbach, NE, June 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1970
- Place: Wolbach, NE · WOLBACH, NE
- Location: 41.4006° N, 98.3898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolbach, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4006&lon=-98.3898&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 April 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118555
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCJ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCJ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2555  70/6/14    WOLBACH,NEBR        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N2442D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCINTYRE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOLBACH,NEBR                GREELEY,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- DWNWND T/O,FULL FLAPS,ALFALFA STRIP.FLEW UNDER PWR LINES.WIND GUSTING 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2442D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2442D-1974-03-06), registration cancelled 1974-03-06, S/N 20594 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcintyre Strip

## Other investigations on N2442D (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 DEN68D0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0036), Jun 11, 1967: Cessna 170B (N2442D), Sterling, CO, 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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