# NTSB MKC79FCG26: Cessna 170, N2360D, Waldron, MO, February 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1979
- Place: Waldron, MO · WALDRON, MO
- Location: 39.2222° N, 94.7933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waldron, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2222&lon=-94.7933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137659
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCG26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0088   79/2/3    WALDRON,MO          CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N2360D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NOAH'S ARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WALDRON,MO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2360D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2360D-2014-09-19), registration cancelled 2014-09-19, S/N 20512, built 1952 (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: Noah'S Ark

## 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 19790203002149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203002149A), Feb 3, 1979: Cessna 170, Waldron, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to land on runway, hit snow bank or ice rut and flipped over.

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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