# NTSB MKC71DTK34: Cessna 170A, N9150A, Hot Springs, SD, June 26, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1971
- Place: Hot Springs, SD · HOT SPRINGS, SD
- Location: 43.4199° N, 103.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hot Springs, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4199&lon=-103.4685&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DTK34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DTK34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2470  71/6/26    HOT SPRINGS,S DAK   CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N9150A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOT SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOT SPRINGS,S DAK           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9150A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9150A-1972-05-05), registration cancelled 1972-05-05, S/N 18911, built 1949 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hot Springs

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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