# NTSB MKC74DTK07: Cessna 170B, N2716C, Cedar Butte, SD, January 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1974
- Place: Cedar Butte, SD · CEDAR BUTTE, SD
- Location: 43.5769° N, 101.0185° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Butte, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5769&lon=-101.0185&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187203
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DTK07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DTK07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0073  74/1/16    CEDAR BUTTE,S DAK   CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 394
        TIME - 1715                    N2716C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIERRE,S DAK                CEDAR BUTTE,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LNDG GR AXLE P/N 0541124 BROKE STRUT DUG INTO GND,ACFT WENT OVR ON ITS BACK.AXLE PREV CRACKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2716C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2716C-2017-04-07), registration cancelled 2017-04-07, S/N 26260, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- 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

## 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 19740116001049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740116001049A), Jan 16, 1974: Cessna 170B, Cedar Butte, SD, Substantial damage. Lndg gr axle p/n 0541124 broke strut dug into gnd,acft went ovr on its back. Axle prev cracked.

## Other investigations on N2716C (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 DEN99LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA087), May 27, 1999: Cessna 170B (N2716C), Ogden, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of altitude during an intentional (practice) low altitude flight maneuver (landing approach).

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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