# NTSB MKC71DDQ06: Cessna 170B, N4383B, Wilmot, SD, August 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1970
- Place: Wilmot, SD · WILMOT, SD
- Location: 45.4091° N, 96.8546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilmot, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4091&lon=-96.8546&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 June 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DDQ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DDQ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3220  70/8/15    WILMOT,S DAK        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1627
        TIME - 1930                    N4383B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 189 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLIFFORD SWAYZE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILMOT,S DAK                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- TKOF 1100FT STRIP,A/S JUST ABV STALL.UN CLR TREES 700FT FROM RWY END TURNED R LEFT WING HIT GRND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4383B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4383B-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 26727 (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: Clifford Swayze

## Other investigations on N4383B (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 CHI73FEI49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEI49), Jun 15, 1973: Cessna 170B (N4383B), North Lima, OH, 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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