# NTSB MKC78DCD40: Cessna 170B, N2757D, Mason City, IA, July 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1978
- Place: Mason City, IA · MASON CITY, IA
- Location: 43.1478° N, 93.2004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1478&lon=-93.2004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DCD40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1968  78/7/28    MASON CITY,IA       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1095
        TIME - 0720                    N2757D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 694 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COLUMBUS,NE                 OSHKOSH,WI                   MASON CITY,IA
        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: [N2757D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2757D-2013-08-19), registration cancelled 2013-08-19, S/N 25299, built 1952 (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
- Airport: Mason City Muni

## 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 19780728020419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780728020419A), Jul 28, 1978: Cessna 170B, Mason City, IA, Substantial damage

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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