# NTSB NYC66F0156: Cessna 170B, N6073V, Middletown, NJ, July 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1965
- Place: Middletown, NJ · MIDDLETOWN, NJ
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178908
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0156
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0156

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2196  65/7/28    MIDDLETOWN NJ       CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N6073V              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION. COLLIDED WITH A ROCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6073V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6073V-2011-05-14), registration cancelled 2011-05-14, S/N 25281, built 1961 (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

## Other investigations on N6073V (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 ANC09LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA088), Aug 25, 2009: Cessna 170B (N6073V), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to make an abrupt and steep low altitude turn just after takeoff, while attempting to return to his departure airport, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and loss of aircraft…

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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