# NTSB NYC65F0213: Cessna 170, N2896C, Elizabethville, PA, May 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1965
- Place: Elizabethville, PA · ELIZABETHVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.5472° N, 76.8160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5472&lon=-76.8160&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0213
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0213

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1041  65/5/17    ELIZABETHVILLE PA   CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1220
        TIME - 1600                    N2896C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LESHER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2896C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2896C-2018-10-23), registration cancelled 2018-10-23, S/N 26439, built 1954 (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: Lesher

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