# NTSB MKC76DCD57: Cessna 170B, N1856C, Salix, IA, July 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1976
- Place: Salix, IA · SALIX, IA
- Location: 42.3119° N, 96.2922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salix, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3119&lon=-96.2922&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155217
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76DCD57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCD57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2762  76/7/18    SALIX,IA            CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 288
        TIME - 1100                    N1856C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAQUETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWTON,IA                   SALIX,IA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL BROKE OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1856C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1856C), registered now, S/N 8996, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chaquett

## 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 19760718021259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760718021259A), Jul 18, 1976: Cessna 170B, Salix, IA, Substantial damage. Tail wheel broke off.

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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