# NTSB MKC71AK004: Cessna 170A, N1340D, Elmo, MO, July 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1970
- Place: Elmo, MO · ELMO, MO
- Location: 40.5187° N, 95.1170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elmo, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5187&lon=-95.1170&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113318
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71AK004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71AK004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1653  70/7/23    ELMO,MO             CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1610
        TIME - 1541                    N1340D              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARINDA,IOWA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT ABOUT 200 FT AGL JUST PRIOR TO CRASH. CAUGHT L WING TIP. LF SEAT BELT ONLY ONE SECURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1340D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1340D-1972-02-16), registration cancelled 1972-02-16, S/N 19916 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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