# NTSB MKC71FCD62: Cessna 170A, N9735A, Leclaire, IA, March 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1971
- Place: Leclaire, IA · LECLAIRE, IA
- Location: 41.5956° N, 90.3770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Le Claire, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5956&lon=-90.3770&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCD62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCD62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0824   71/3/4    LECLAIRE,IOWA       CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 739
        TIME - 0630                    N9735A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 469 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CODY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LECLAIRE,IOWA               HOWELL,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- R WHEEL AXLE BROKE DRG LIFT-OFF,VEERED LEFT OFF RWY TOWARD PWR LINES,FLEW UNDER,HITTING FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9735A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9735A-2012-04-10), registration cancelled 2012-04-10, S/N 19196, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cody

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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