# NTSB MKC74DTG02: Cessna 170, N1949C, Jamestown, ND, July 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 14, 1973
- Place: Jamestown, ND · JAMESTOWN, ND
- Location: 46.9059° N, 98.6936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9059&lon=-98.6936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189696
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DTG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DTG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1755  73/7/14    JAMESTOWN,N DAK     CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1252
        TIME - 1900                    N1949C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 950 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEYENDECKER FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JAMESTOWN,N DAK             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- ENG COWL CAME OPEN AFTER L/O.LND ON LAST 400 FT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1949C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1949C), registered now, S/N 26094 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (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: Leyendecker Farm

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730714021609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730714021609A), Jul 14, 1973: Cessna 170A, Jamestown, ND, Substantial damage. Eng cowl came open after l/o.lnd on last 400 ft of rwy.

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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